Develop a Retrofit Design for Guard Fence System To Enhance Motorcycle Safety [Project Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Schulz, Nathan D. ; Bligh, Roger P. ; Dadashova, Bahar ; Dobrovolny, Chiara Silvestri
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Guardrails
  • Mechanistic design
  • Motorcycles
  • Crash tests
  • Safety
  • Simulation
  • Retrofitting MASH
  • Computer Simulations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-6994
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  A retrofit design was developed and evaluated to improve safety for motorcyclists impacting guard fence systems. Finite element computer simulations were used to evaluate and optimize the crashworthy performance of the design for motorcyclist and vehicle impacts. Full-scale crash tests were conducted to verify the performance of the system for motorcyclist and vehicle impacts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77976/dot_77976_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 273.68 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4b5b65cea184347cb2091b46906ebb16d7d10efde4ca54ea19ab78ab8dab3e6643b7e61616efde3eb02de06d2cb0c07f2c05075c63d8a2bb8e5a28e22f8ce5bf