TEST AND EVALUATION OF VEHICLE ARRESTING, ENERGY ABSORBING, AND IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEMS. APPENDIX F

FULL SCALE VEHICLE CRASH TESTS WERE CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE A VARIETY OF VEHICLE ARRESTING, REDIRECTING, ENERGY ABSORBING, AND IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH WORK WAS DONE TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF USING STEEL DRUMS, LIGHTWEIGHT CELLULAR CONCRETE, CORRUGATED METAL PIPE, AND CONCRETE PIPE AS ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIALS FOR SUCH VEHICLE IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEMS. AS OF THE WRITING OF THE REPORT, SEVERAL OF THE VEHICLE IMPACT ATTENUATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPED OR TESTED AND EVALUATED ON THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ON THE NATION'S HIGHWAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract CPR-11-5851
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Publication Date: 1971-11-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 952 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attenuation (Physics); Barriers (Roads); Cellular concrete; Crash cushions; Crash tests; Crashes; Drums (Containers); Energy absorption; Pipe; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM