Characterizing cuardrail steel for LS-DYNA3D simulations

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1528, 1996, Pages 138-145

  Wright, Amy E ^a,b   Ray, Malcolm H ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 1153 Engineering Building ^*  (United States)

^c IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; SIMULATION; STANDARDS; STEEL; TESTING;

GUARDRAIL STEEL; ROADSIDE HARDWARE;

GUARD RAILS;

EID: 0030235436     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1528-15     Document Type: Article

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