GUARDRAIL SYSTEM

Authors

Dean L. Sicking, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
John D. Reid, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Ronald K. Faller, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Brian G. Pfeifer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Barry Thomas Rosson
John R. Rohde, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Ronald K. Faller

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

7-17-2001

Citation

United States Patent, Patent No.: US 6,260,827 B1.

Comments

Public domain.

Abstract

To reduce the tendency for high center of mass vehicles to roll or vault over a guardrail barrier or dive under it, the guardrail barrier has outer curved portions selected to adjust the moment of inertia of the guardrail barrier by providing a sufficiently high moment of inertia to slow the vehicle but sufficiently low to avoid excessive force against the occupant compartment. A central portion connecting the outer curves sized to provide an effective depth of 12.25 inches to capture high bumper vehicles and small vehicles and an area of 1.99 inches to provide rigidity enough to the curved portions to avoid flattening and penetration. The outer curves of asymmetrical.