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Head Ejection during Barrier Impacts
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: During oblique vehicular impacts with longitudinal barriers, an occupant’s head is often ejected out of a side window. When this occurs, the occupant’s head can contact the barrier or an object attached thereto. This impact ...
Deck-Mounted Steel Post Barrier System
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An existing mountable safety barrier system, previously crash tested successfully on a wood bridge deck, was evaluated for use on a fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) bridge deck. In an attempt to avoid expensive full-scale ...
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Roadside Culvert Treatments
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Roadside cross-drainage culverts have been found to affect vehicle accident injury levels. As a result, highway designers have commonly used three safety treatments to protect errant motorists from striking culvert openings. ...