Performance evaluation of low-tension three-strand cable median barriers

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2025, 2007, Pages 34-44

  Marzougui, Dhafer ^a   Mohan, Pradeep ^a   Kan, Cing Dao ^a   Opiela, Kenneth ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CABLE BARRIERS; TERRAIN FEATURES; VEHICLE DYNAMICS;

SAFETY DEVICES;

EID: 39349113429     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2025-03     Document Type: Article

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