| Title | Dynamic Evaluation of the New FOIL Instrumented Rigid Pole: FOIL Test Numbers 96F008 Through 96F015 |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 66241 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brown, Christopher M. |
| Personal Name Contributor |
King, Richard |
| Corporate Creator | MiTech Incorporated |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations |
| Publication Date | 19981201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report contains the test procedures, test setup followed, and the test results from seven frontal full–scale vehicle crash tests conducted at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located at the Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia. The frontal collisions were between FOIL's new, larger capacity rigid pole and test vehicles ranging in size from FOIL's surrogate bogie vehicle to a full–size Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck. Two FOIL bogies, two Ford Festivas, one Volkswagen Rabbit, one Ford pickup truck, and one Chevrolet pickup truck were accelerated to varying speeds before striking the large rigid pole. This series of seven crash tests served multiple purposes, with the main objective being to get the new, larger capacity rigid pole operational. The results from the crash tests indicated that the new rigid pole was operational and structurally sound. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40883 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40883 |
| TRT Terms | Support poles; Crash tests; Crashes |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTFH61–94–C–00008 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-99-026 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66200/66241/FHWA-RD-99-026.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/99026/index.cfm |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |