GUARDRAIL ENDS
The ends (terminals) of longitudinal traffic barriers have been a design problem for a number of years. Many different variations of ends have been used with varying degrees of success. Testing of barriers in general and terminals in particular did not uniformly consider small cars until the first comprehensive safety appurtenance testing criteria were published in 1974. These criteria also specified a terminal test matrix for the first time and included tests with a 2250-lb class car. More recent testing criteria published in 1981 included for the first time the 1800-lb mini-sized car and a more demanding test matrix for barrier ends. This paper describes recent testing of two barrier end treatments with impacts that included off-center end-on impacts with 1800-lb mini-sized cars. The test results ranged from unsatisfactory to near compliance with the current evaluation criteria. (Author/TRRL)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 3-6, 1983.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association for Automotive Medicine
P.O. Box 222
Morton Grove, IL United States 60053 -
Authors:
- Bronstad, M E
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Conference:
- 27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
- Location: San Antonio Texas, United States
- Date: 1983-10-3 to 1983-10-6
- Publication Date: 1983
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 389-408
- Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA, OCTOBER 3-6, 1983. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Compact automobiles; Conferences; Design; Guardrail terminals; Guardrails; Matrices (Mathematics); Prevention; Test procedures; Testing
- Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
- Old TRIS Terms: Small car
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 6494: Matrix; 9048: Modification; 9149: Prevention; 1686: Safety fence; 6288: Test method
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00389453
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM