OBLIQUE ANGLE CRASH TESTS OF LOADED HEAVY TRUCKS INTO AN INSTRUMENTED WALL. FINAL REPORT

Two fully loaded (80,000 pounds nominal weight) tractor semi-trailer trucks were impacted on an instrumented wall at 55 miles per hour and an oblique angle of 15 degrees to the wall. The objective of the FHWA contract was to determine lateral impact forces in heavy vehicle collisions with an instrumented wall. The objectives of the NHTSA contract were to study heavy truck occupant kinematics and trauma outcomes. The report covers results mostly from the NHTSA contract. The FHWA contract is still ongoing and the results will be presented in a separate report.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Mak, K K
  • Beason, W L
  • Hirsch, T J
  • Campise, W L
• Publication Date: 1988-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 112 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Heavy vehicles; Injuries; Instrumentation; Kinematics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Obliquity angle
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484579
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 256
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1996 12:00AM