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099 9 _aAIT Thesis no.ST-04-03
100 0 _aChanthrawan Suangka
245 1 0 _aSafety assessment of Thailand's concrete traffic barriers using finite element crash simulation
260 _aPathum Thani, Thailand :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2004
300 _a104 leaves
490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. ST-04-03
500 _aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
502 _aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2004
520 _aConcrete traffic barriers are devices which perform their purpose by redirecting errant vehicles away from roadside hazards. Construction of concrete barriers in Thailand follows the standard drawings of the Thailand Department of Highways, which are based on the AASHTO design guideline. However, reinforcement detail and some material properties of concrete barriers used in Thailand are different from those used in the USA. Size and weight of vehicles in Thailand are also dissimilar to the USA. Until now, full-scale crash testing and computer simulation of vehicle/concrete barrier impact to evaluate the safety performance of concrete barriers has not been conducted in Thailand. Finite element impact simulations by the LS-DYNA3D computer program were used to evaluate the safety of concrete traffic barriers of Thailand so that the number of expensive full-scale crash tests can be minimized. The first step was to develop a methodology for creating accurate finite element representation of concrete barriers. This objective was achieved by developing a finite element model of a US safety-shape concrete barrier design and using full-scale crash test data to validate the model. Once the fidelity and accuracy of the modeling methodology was proven, a finite element model of Thailand concrete barrier design was created and its safety performance was evaluated according to the safety performance evaluation criteria of NCHRP Report 350. The simulation results were that the Thailand concrete barrier was determined to be satisfactory in accordance with the safety criteria of NCHRP Report 350. Additionally, the 763-mm Thailand concrete barrier was analyzed with the result that the Thailand concrete barrier still provided a satisfactory safety performance for the small car and the pickup truck even if a 50-mm overlay was placed on the adjacent road surface.
650 0 _aFinite element method
700 1 _aBarry, William Joseph,
_eChairperson
700 0 _aWorsak Kanok-Nukulchai,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aTatsa, Elisha Zeev,
_eExamination committee
710 2 _aThe STARR Foundation, U.S.A.,
_eScholarship donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tThesis ;
_vno. ST-04-03
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