This final report describes the development and full-scale crash testing of a reusable truck mounted attenuator that dissipates kinetic energy through the lateral deformation of a nested cluster of high molecular weight/high density polyethylene (HMW/HDPE) cylinders. This 100 km/h impact attenuation device, called the Vanderbilt Truck Mounted Attenuator (VTMA), satisfies the crash testing requirements of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 and has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for use on the National Highway System.


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    Title :

    Reusable Truck Mounted Attenuator


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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