Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W784120127> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 61 of
61
with 100 items per page.
- W784120127 abstract "COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECTS ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF HIGHWAY FATALITIES IN NEW YORK STATE. FOR OVER SIX YEARS, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING MODIFICATION OF EXISTING BARRIER DESIGNS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW DESIGN. FIVE DESIGN CRITERIONS WERE ESTABLISHED: (1) THAT THE CRASHING VEHICLE SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE BARRIER, (2) THAT IT BE DECELERATED GRADUALLY ENOUGH FOR PASSENGERS TO SURVIVE THE IMPACT, (3) THAT THE CRASHING VEHICLE BE REDIRECTED AS NEARLY PARALLEL AS POSSIBLE TO NORMAL VEHICULAR MOVEMENT, TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES, (4) THAT VEHICLE DAMAGE BE MINIMIZED, AND (5) THAT ECONOMICAL BARRIER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE BE PROVIDED. A MAJOR TESTING PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WHICH INCLUDED 48 FULL-SCALE COLLISIONS BETWEEN STANDARD-SIZE PASSENGER CARS AND BARRIERS OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS. COMPLETELY REVISED SPECIFICATIONS WERE DEVELOPED FOR HIGHWAY BARRIERS. NEW STANDARD GUIDE RAIL, MEDIAN BARRIER, AND BRIDGE RAILING BASED ON RESEARCH PERFORMED DURING THE PROJECT ARE NOW BEING INSTALLED. A NEW BARRIER DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF STRONG BEAM/LIGHT POSTS. A RAIL SECTION OF CONSIDERABLE BEAM STRENGTH IS SUPPORTED BY RELATIVELY WEAK POSTS. SUCH A BARRIER DEFLECTS AND ABSORBS IMPACT FORCES WHILE DECELERATING AND DIRECTING THE VEHICLE. BY USING BOX BEAMS OF DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND BY VARYING THE SPACING OF POSTS, BARRIER DEFLECTION CAN BE CONTROLLED, MAKING THIS TYPE OF BARRIER SUITABLE FOR A GUIDE RAIL, MEDIAN BARRIER, OR BRIDGE RAILING. SELECTION OF GUIDE RAILS AND MEDIAN BARRIERS SHOULD BE BASED UPON THE AMOUNT OF DEFLECTION THAT CAN BE TOLERATED IN ANY GIVEN SITUATION, INSURING THAT THE MINIMUM DEFLECTIONS WILL BE IMPOSED ON A COLLIDING VEHICLE." @default.
- W784120127 created "2016-06-24" @default.
- W784120127 creator A5035488882 @default.
- W784120127 date "1968-01-01" @default.
- W784120127 modified "2023-09-23" @default.
- W784120127 title "NEW HIGHWAY BARRIERS" @default.
- W784120127 hasPublicationYear "1968" @default.
- W784120127 type Work @default.
- W784120127 sameAs 784120127 @default.
- W784120127 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W784120127 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
- W784120127 hasAuthorship W784120127A5035488882 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C100776233 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C120665830 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C121704057 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C126322002 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C127413603 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C22212356 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C2781355719 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C38652104 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C41008148 @default.
- W784120127 hasConcept C71924100 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C100776233 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C120665830 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C121332964 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C121704057 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C126322002 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C127413603 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C22212356 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C2781355719 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C38652104 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C41008148 @default.
- W784120127 hasConceptScore W784120127C71924100 @default.
- W784120127 hasLocation W7841201271 @default.
- W784120127 hasOpenAccess W784120127 @default.
- W784120127 hasPrimaryLocation W7841201271 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2134115376 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2161223021 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2168812332 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2221401509 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2242071274 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2246238001 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2270864421 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W2273956666 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W261236771 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W350218863 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W563557172 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W567446467 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W584750605 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W602885049 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W612145999 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W613889922 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W641297145 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W649585441 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W801484396 @default.
- W784120127 hasRelatedWork W83161754 @default.
- W784120127 isParatext "false" @default.
- W784120127 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W784120127 magId "784120127" @default.
- W784120127 workType "article" @default.