| contributor author | An Gong | |
| contributor author | Ronald S. Harichandran | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:55:39Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T21:55:39Z | |
| date copyright | January 2012 | |
| date issued | 2012 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%29mt%2E1943-5533%2E0000398.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/66727 | |
| description abstract | The impact characteristics of wood-cement particleboard (WCPB) made with wood particles produced from the waste stream are investigated. With a view toward sustainable practices, the potential application of WCPB to enhance concrete crash barriers is explored. Laboratory experiments using a drop-weight test and compression tests on ring-shaped WCPB specimens were conducted. Both tests indicated that WCPB has the capability of absorbing large amounts of energy. Finite-element simulations of the experimental tests were conducted using the LS-DYNA software. Subsequently, crash simulations of a vehicle frontally impacting a concrete crash barrier enhanced with WCPB facades having a variety of geometric shapes were conducted. The simulations show that the concrete barrier enhanced with a facade consisting of a bundle of WCPB tubes minimizes impact vehicle decelerations and reduces the potential for passenger injuries. | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Wood-Cement Particleboard: Impact Behavior and Potential Application in Crash Barriers | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 24 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000363 | |
| tree | Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering:;2012:;Volume ( 024 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
