@article{ref1,
title="Finite-element model of Modified Eccentric Loader Terminal (MELT)",
journal="Transportation research record",
year="1997",
author="Ray, Malcolm and Patzner, Gregory",
volume="1599",
number="",
pages="11-21",
abstract="Improving the performance of guardrail terminals and end treatments in impacts with passenger vehicles has been an active area of research over the past decade. One particular W-beam guardrail terminal that has been the focus of recent full-scale crash testing is the Modified Eccentric Loader Terminal (MELT). The development of a nonlinear, finite-element model of a recent modification of the MELT is being used to learn more about the performance of this type of guardrail terminal. A finite-element model of the MELT was developed using the TrueGrid preprocessor and the LS-DYNA3D finite-element software was used to perform the analysis. <br><br>RESULTS of the analysis are compared with data from a full-scale crash test involving a small passenger car.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-1981",
doi="10.3141/1599-02",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1599-02"
}