SAFER SIGN AND LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS. TASK J. FULL-SCALE IMPACT TESTS. VOLUME III

The report describes the results of full-scale tests of automobiles impacting breakaway sign and luminaire supports. These results were used to correlate pendulum impact tests and computer simulations with actual full-scale impacts. This task report is part of a study in which a full investigation into impact phenomena of vehicles with breakaway supports was made using analytical, computer simulated, laboratory, and full-scale testing techniques. Procedures for acceptance testing of breakaway sign and luminaire supports using a pendulum impact facility were developed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-264 944. Also available in set of 5 reports PC E12, PB-264 942-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  ENSCO, Incorporated

  5400 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Owings, R P
  • Adair, J W
  • Rudd, T J
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 120 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Breakaway supports; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Highways; Laboratory tests; Luminaires; Pendulum tests; Research; Simulation; Structural supports; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Supports
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76- 34 Final Rpt., FCP 31F2-062
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8118
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM