| Title | Pendulum Testing of an FRP Composite Guardrail: FOIL Test Numbers 96POl9 Through 96PO23, 97POO1, and 97POO2 |
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| Record ID | 6208 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brown, Christopher M. |
| Corporate Creator | MiTech Incorporated |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19980300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report contains the test setup and results from seven pendulum crash tests conducted at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Virginia. The tests were conducted on fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite guardrail elements. Three 2440~mm-long and four 3660~mm-long FRP specimens were tested. The shorter specimens were tested in a two-post, no end-anchorage configuration and the longer specimens were tested in a four-post, fixed-end configuration. The tests were conducted as part of an ongoing research effort to compare the dynamic response from standard w-beam guardrail with the dynamic response of an FRP composite rail. The data establishes that the energy from a pendulum with a mass of 912 kg and a velocity of 35 km/h is not enough to produce the forces necessary to load the FRP rail element to failure. A heavier, faster pendulum is needed to generate sufficient forces to fail the FRP composite rail. Results from the tests are presented as test summaries of data; graphs of data; and photographs taken before, during, and after the tests. |
| Rosap ID | dot:13544 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13544 |
| TRT Terms | Pendulum tests; Guardrails; Impact tests; Simulation; Fiber reinforced plastics |
| General Subjects | Crash tests; Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
746800 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-98-017 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/6000/6200/6208/017.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |