TY - GEN
T1 - High speed crash barrier investigation using simulation
AU - Reid, John D.
AU - Faller, Ronald K.
AU - Sicking, Dean L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2000 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Auto racing has become one of the most popular sporting venues in the United States. Forthese events, vehicles typically travel around oval tracks at extremely high speeds, in somecases in excess of 365 km/h. At these higher speeds, these vehicles may be involved in multicar collisions or impacts with the exterior rigid walls, potentially resulting in serious driverinjuries or fatalities. Although infrequent, serious harm has also occurred to spectators asflying vehicle debris has passed over protective fencing. As a result of these accidents,researchers at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, in cooperation with the Indy RacingLeague, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Kestrel Advisors, Inc., have been investigating anddeveloping several energy-absorbing barrier concepts that wouldprovide increasedtrack safety.Two concepts - one using HDPE plates and one using crushable foam - are described herein.Preliminary results from the computer simulation effort show great potential for increasing thesafety of race track barriers.
AB - Auto racing has become one of the most popular sporting venues in the United States. Forthese events, vehicles typically travel around oval tracks at extremely high speeds, in somecases in excess of 365 km/h. At these higher speeds, these vehicles may be involved in multicar collisions or impacts with the exterior rigid walls, potentially resulting in serious driverinjuries or fatalities. Although infrequent, serious harm has also occurred to spectators asflying vehicle debris has passed over protective fencing. As a result of these accidents,researchers at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, in cooperation with the Indy RacingLeague, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Kestrel Advisors, Inc., have been investigating anddeveloping several energy-absorbing barrier concepts that wouldprovide increasedtrack safety.Two concepts - one using HDPE plates and one using crushable foam - are described herein.Preliminary results from the computer simulation effort show great potential for increasing thesafety of race track barriers.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2000-2473
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2000-2473
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85119691759
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
SP - 111
EP - 127
BT - Crashworthiness, Occupant Protection and Biomechanics in Transportation Systems
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2000
Y2 - 5 November 2000 through 10 November 2000
ER -