Improving transportation safety through motor vehicle crash testing.

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Improving transportation safety through motor vehicle crash testing.

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
Contributors:

Hargrave, Martin ; Opiela, Kenneth S. ; Kan, Cing-Dao
Corporate Contributors:

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HRT-06-107
Resource Type:

Booklet/Pamphlet
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
Abstract:

The Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) is a fully equipped outdoor crash testing laboratory and research facility used to support the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Safety Research and Development (R&D) programs and other federally funded security initiatives. Researchers use the facility to extend their understanding of crash events by staging controlled, high-speed motor vehicle collisions. The facility typically is used to confirm the accuracy of computer-generated crash predictions. This ensures that tested roadside structures–structures that typically are located in close proximity to the Nation's roadways–function as intended when struck by a motor vehicle. Routine certification or compliance testing of roadside safety structures, including testing performed to ensure compliance with existing safety standards, is not conducted at the FOIL. ; In addition to staged motor vehicle collisions, the FOIL is equipped with a large pendulum mass swinging from a support structure. This device enables researchers to conduct low-speed impact testing. Researchers also often use the pendulum to perform dynamic-impact testing of structural components. This type of testing provides researchers with information and data to help improve the accuracy of computer-generated vehicle collisions.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41655/dot_41655_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.65 MB]
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Federal Highway Administration
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