Title: Vehicular Impact Loading and Barrier Design

Author(s): M. Iqbal

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 281

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 1-16

Keywords: Vehicles, cars, energy, barrier, impact load, prestressed cables, concrete, design.

DOI: 10.14359/51683612

Date: 12/27/2011

Abstract:
This paper presents a rational method to design barrier systems subjected to vehicular impact loading. The method is based on the energy principle using vehicle characteristics. It covers barrier systems with stiffness ranging from rigid to both linear elastic and nonlinear systems subjected to various vehicular speeds. A comparison of the analytical method with test data shows reasonable correlation.