Citation

Plaxico C, Hackett R, Uddin W. Transp. Res. Rec. 1997; 1599: 1-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.3141/1599-01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A three-dimensional finite-element simulation study, developed for the purpose of modeling the event of a compact automobile impacting a modified thrie-beam guardrail, is presented. The developed computational model has been used to simulate an actual field test that was previously conducted as part of a full-scale crash test program carried out under the auspices of FHWA.

RESULTS of the actual crash test are also used to "tune" the simulation model.

Language: en