Simulation of a vehicle impacting a modified thrie-beam guardrail

CA Plaxico, RM Hackett… - Transportation research …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
CA Plaxico, RM Hackett, W Uddin
Transportation research record, 1997journals.sagepub.com
A three-dimensional finite-element simulation study, developed for the purpose of modeling
the event of a compact automobile impacting a modified thrie-beam guardrail, is presented.
The developed computational model has been used to simulate an actual field test that was
previously conducted as part of a full-scale crash test program carried out under the
auspices of FHWA. Results of the actual crash test are also used to" tune" the simulation
model.
A three-dimensional finite-element simulation study, developed for the purpose of modeling the event of a compact automobile impacting a modified thrie-beam guardrail, is presented. The developed computational model has been used to simulate an actual field test that was previously conducted as part of a full-scale crash test program carried out under the auspices of FHWA. Results of the actual crash test are also used to "tune" the simulation model.
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