DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY FOR STUDYING MOTOR VEHICLE IMPACTS WITH FLEXIBLE SAFETY BARRIERS.

THE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS LABORATORY OF THE NATIONAL AERONUATICAL ESTABLISHMENT IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A STUDY OF THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF VEHICLE- ROAD BARRIER IMPACT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS STUDY IS CURRENTLY DIRECTED TOWARDS IMPACTING A FLEXIBLE SAFETY BARRIER. THE PROGRAM REPORTED HEREIN IS DIRECTED PARTICULARLY TOWARDS THE CABLE CONFIGURATION. /RATAOC/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • DME/NAE 1970-3
• Corporate Authors:

  Nat Aeronautical Establishment /Can

  /Quarterley Bull of The Div of Mechanic
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Basse, G L
  • Pinkney, H F
  • McCaffrey, G F
• Publication Date: 1970-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Digital computers; Flexible structures; Impacts; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Barrier types; Flexibility methods /structural/
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Roads & Transportation Assoc /Canada
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM