EVALUATION OF TWO NEW IMPACT ATTENUATORS. THE ENERGITE AND GREAT IMPACT ATTENUATOR

BEOORDELING VAN TWEE NIEUWE OBSTAKELBEVEILIGERS: DE ENERGITE EN GREAT OBSTAKELBEVEILIGER

Two new impact attenuators have been developed in the USA. The first one is the energite module inertial barrier, which is based on the type of impact attenuator consisting of plastic drums filled with sand. The second one is the guard rail energy absorbing terminal, the great impact attenuator, which is a special guard rail construction with energy-absorbing properties. Both systems are evaluated for their efficiency in the Dutch situation by a literature review. In the construction of the systems some problems have arisen, which would need to be solved, before the systems could be applied in the Netherlands.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Publication Date: 1980

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash cushions; Energy absorbing materials; Guardrails; Reviews
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394851
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-80-52
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM