COMPARISON OF COLLISIONS OF RIGID TRUCKS AND ARTICULATED TRUCKS AGAINST ROAD SAFETY BARRIERS
Heavy vehicles used for road transport are essentially rigid trucks, rigid trucks with trailers, and articulated trucks. A collision of such a vehicle against a safety barrier has different outcomes, depending on the vehicle characteristics, even when the impact energy (Ie) is the same. The factors responsible for the different behavior of rigid and articulated trucks during collision are addressed. The study, carried out by computer simulation, was divided into three parts. The first part compared the overall behavior of the two types of vehicles during collisions to detect the most responsible factors. In the second phase, the single features that characterize each type of vehicle were tested. The third phase tried to define a relationship between the two types of vehicles. Results from Tests TB81 and TB71, established by the European Committee for Standardization 1317, were compared. The results show that a collision of an articulated truck is less severe than one of a rigid truck because of greater length, suspension stiffness, inertia, and configuration. However, the difference in behavior depends on kinetic Ie and side-friction coefficient (SFC). Four analytical expressions were found that relate Ies producing the same maximum transversal displacements or vehicle roll angle for the two types of vehicles. The study concerning the European tests on safety barriers shows that a hierarchy exists between them and it depends on the SFC.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1779, Traffic Safety 2001: Americans with Disabilities Act; Driver and Vehicle Modeling; Situation Awareness; Licensing; Driver Behavior; Enforcement; Trucks; and Motorcycles.
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Authors:
- GIAVOTTO, V
- Pernetti, M
- Publication Date: 2001
Language
- English
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- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 141-149
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1779
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash severity; Crash tests; Crashes; Heavy vehicles; Kinetic energy; Simulation; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics
- Identifier Terms: European Committee for Standardization
- Uncontrolled Terms: Impact energy; Side friction coefficient; Vehicle roll angle
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I95: Vehicle Inspection;
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- Accession Number: 00824572
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309072379
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 13 2002 12:00AM