Graduate Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Schmidt
Date of this Version
Summer 7-25-2019
Citation
Fallet, W.G., Schroder, B.D., Faller, R.K., Schmidt, J.D., Stolle, C.S., Bielenberg, R.W., Rosenbaugh, S.K., Development of Structural Components for a New Roadside Safety End Treatment Option, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 25, 2019.
Abstract
The main structural components were designed for a redirective and energy-absorbing crash cushion to meet Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware Test Level 3 standards.
The main structural components supported the side fender panels: the guide rails, discrete baseplates, feet, intermediate diaphragms, and an impact head. These components were designed and evaluated analytically and through numerical simulation for both lateral and longitudinal impacts to satisfy the design criteria. The guide rails were comprised of built-up sections that were welded to discrete baseplates anchored to a support pad. Intermediate diaphragms and the front impact head were frames comprised of structural steel members welded together. A nose piece was attached on the upstream face of the impact head.
Dynamic physical component testing was recommended to evaluate the capacity of the main structural components designed and accuracy of the finite element models developed. The dynamic physical component testing would be used to evaluate the system performance in longitudinal and lateral impacts.
Advisor: Jennifer D. Schmidt
Comments
Research project performed and evaluated at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, in part, with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science, Major: Civil Engineering, Under the Supervision of Professor Jennifer D. Schmidt: Lincoln, Nebraska, July 25, 2019
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