DYNA3D simulations of pendulum impact tests on steel guardrails

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Volumn 218, Issue , 1996, Pages 51-64

  Bank, Lawrence C ^a   Gentry, T Russell ^a   Yin, Jiansheng ^a   Lamtenzan, J Daniel ^a  

^a Catholic University of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); PENDULUMS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; VELOCITY;

DISPLACEMENT; PENDULUM TESTING; PHYSICAL TESTING;

GUARD RAILS;

EID: 0030384191     PISSN: 01608835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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