A 1987 Ford Escort into a 50% left offset barrier in support of CRASH3 damage algorithm reformulation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

""Captive Column" crash tests - crash testing of a light standard luminaire [sic] pole. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

Crash tests of small highway sign supports. Interim report.

Federal Highway Administration, Implementation Division, Washington, D.C.

Impact behavior of thin-wall steel tube signposts and delineator post. Final report.

Texas State Department of Highway and Public Transportation, Transportation Planning Division, Austin

Side impact crashworthiness of full-size hardtop automobiles. Final report. Phase I.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Crush characteristics for 1981 through 1983 Honda Civics.

Federal Highway Administration, McLean, Va.

Finite element model of a small automobile impacting a rigid pole. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety and Traffic Operations Research Development, McLean, Va.

A non-deformable crabbed impactor into a 1990 Honda Civic SI in support of CRASH3 damage algorithm reformulation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

A non-deformable crabbed impactor into a 1988 Ford Taurus 4-door sedan in support of CRASH3 damage algorithm reformulation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Summary of luminaire support capability testing. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Safety Design Division, McLean, Va.

Basic research in crashworthiness II - pre-collapse dynamic analysis of plane, ideal elasto-plastic frame structures including the case of collision into a narrow rigid pole obstacle. Interim technical report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Crush characteristics of the Ford Festiva FOIL test numbers: 91F049, 92F032, and 92F033.

Federal Highway Administration, McLean, Va.

Performance of polymeric reinforcements in vehicle structures submitted to frontal impact

Preformed structural reinforcements have shown good performance in crash tests, where the great advantage is their weight. These reinforcements are designed with the aim of increasing the rigidity of regions with large deformations, thus stabilising sections of the vehicle that work as load path during impact. The objective of this work is to show the application of structural reinforcements made of polymeric material PA66 in the field of vehicle safety, through finite element simulations. Simulations of frontal impact at 50 km/h and in ODB (offset deformable barrier) at 57 km/h configurations (standards such as ECE R-94 and ECE R-12) were performed in the software LS-DYNA R (R) and MADYMO (R). The simulations showed that the use of polymeric reinforcements leads to a 70% reduction in A-pillar intrusion, a 65% reduction in the displacement of the steering column and a 59% reduction in the deformation in the region of the occupant legs and feet. The level of occupant injuries was analysed by MADYMO (R) software, and a reduction of 23.5% in the chest compression and 80% in the tibia compression were verified. According to the standard, such conditions lead to an improvement in the occupant safety in a vehicle collision event.

Test and evaluation of head restraints, seat backs, and anchorages in vehicles subjected to rear impact collision. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Light truck aggressivity study - test report 5: car-to-car rear-end impact test. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.