Crash test simulation of a modified thrie-beam high containment level guardrail under NCHRP Report 350 TL 4-12 conditions

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 2-18

  Cansiz, Orner F ^a   Atahan, Ali O ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Crash testing; Crashworthiness; Heavy vehicle; LS DYNA; NCHRP Report 350; Roadside safety; Steel post; Test level 4

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GUARD RAILS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; TRUCKS;

CRASH TESTING; HEAVY VEHICLES; LS-DYNA; NCHRP REPORT 350; ROADSIDE SAFETY; STEEL POST; TEST LEVEL 4;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 33646362075     PISSN: 1744232X     EISSN: 17415152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhvs.2006.009114     Document Type: Article

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