Impact Performance of W-beam Guardrail Supported by Different Shaped Posts

Tso-Liang Teng; Cho-Chung Liang; Ching-Yu Hsu; Chien-Jong Shih; Thanh-Tung Tran

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Impact Performance of W-beam Guardrail Supported by Different Shaped Posts

Tso-Liang Teng, Cho-Chung Liang, Ching-Yu Hsu, Chien-Jong Shih, Thanh-Tung Tran

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)

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Abstract

This study applied the finite element code LS-DYNA for evaluating the crashworthiness of W-beam guardrail. Four crash test simulations were conducted for evaluating the safety performance of the W-beam guardrail with four different post configuration according to the European standard EN1317. The results showed that the best performance was demonstrated by the sigma-shaped posts and the I-shaped posts absorbed the lowest amount of impact energy. The optimal result was registered by the barrier with sigma-shaped posts, which demonstrated a lower ASI value and higher energy crash absorption than the other models did.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.14
Page(s)	59-64
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Roadside Safety, Energy Absorption, Crashworthiness, LS-DYNA, EN1317

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Tso-Liang Teng; Cho-Chung Liang; Ching-Yu Hsu; Chien-Jong Shih; Thanh-Tung Tran. Impact Performance of W-beam Guardrail Supported by Different Shaped Posts. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2016, 4(2), 59-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.14

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Tso-Liang Teng, Cho-Chung Liang, Ching-Yu Hsu, Chien-Jong Shih, Thanh-Tung Tran. Impact Performance of W-beam Guardrail Supported by Different Shaped Posts. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(2):59-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.14

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Tso-Liang Teng

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hsiuping University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
Cho-Chung Liang

Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan
Ching-Yu Hsu

Department of Marine Mechanical Engineering, ROC Naval Academy, Taiwan
Chien-Jong Shih

Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Tam-Kang University, Taipei, Tawan
Thanh-Tung Tran

Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan

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Tso-Liang Teng, Cho-Chung Liang, Ching-Yu Hsu, Chien-Jong Shih, Thanh-Tung Tran. Impact Performance of W-beam Guardrail Supported by Different Shaped Posts. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(2):59-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160402.14

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