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      <title>Investigation and Development of a MASH Test Level 6, Cost-Effective Barrier System for Containing Heavy Tractor Tank-Trailer Vehicles and Mitigating Catastrophic Crash Events – Phase V</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following the execution of a Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-6 full-scale crash test during the fourth year of this study, a suite of implementation details will be performed to aid state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to implement the MASH Test Level 6 vehicle containment system into state DOT standard plans. It is anticipated that this barrier will prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of errant heavy tanker-truck vehicles striking opposing traffic on heavily-congested urban freeways and interstates as well as crashes into high-risk facilities or highly-populated areas, such as schools, malls, sports venues, concert arenas, military bases, international airports, or critical government buildings. Further augmentation of the design will be performed including footings for varying soil conditions and to accommodate underground facilities, design for accommodation for bridge sections, and optimization for barrier use in median and single-sided impacts (i.e., median and roadside versions). Load considerations on bridges and for attachments to adjacent features will be identified. Recommendations will be provided to accommodate tapered heights, barrier widths, and changes in barrier geometry outside of the critical length needed for TL-6.]]></description>
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Investigation and Development of a MASH Test Level 6, Cost-Effective Barrier System for Containing Heavy Tractor Tank-Trailer Vehicles and Mitigating Catastrophic Crash Events – Phase IV</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For this study, a new, cost-effective, Test Level 6 vehicle containment system will be developed to prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of errant heavy tanker-truck vehicles striking opposing traffic on heavily-congested urban freeways and interstates as well as crashes into high-risk facilities or highly-populated areas, such as schools, malls, sports venues, concert arenas, military bases, international airports, or critical government buildings. The new optimized barrier system will provide adequate structural strength, investigate reduced heights, consider visual appeal for communities, implement height transitions for barrier ends, incorporate options for expansion/contraction joints, and remain safe for errant motorists operating light to heavy passenger vehicles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:01:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Investigation and Development of a MASH Test Level 6, Cost-Effective Barrier System for Containing Heavy Tractor Tank-Trailer Vehicles and Mitigating Catastrophic Crash Events – Phase III</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For this study, a new, cost-effective, Test Level 6 vehicle containment system will be developed to prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of errant heavy tanker-truck vehicles striking opposing traffic on heavily-congested urban freeways and interstates as well as crashes into high-risk facilities or highly-populated areas, such as schools, malls, sports venues, concert arenas, military bases, international airports, or critical government buildings. The new optimized barrier system will provide adequate structural strength, investigate reduced heights, consider visual appeal for communities, implement height transitions for barrier ends, incorporate options for expansion/contraction joints, and remain safe for errant motorists operating light to heavy passenger vehicles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Evaluation of Concrete Models in LS-DYNA to Develop a MASH Test Level 6 (TL-6) Barrier System – Phase I</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In locations that have large truck volumes, barriers that meet the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test level (TL) 4 or 5 standards are utilized. Unfortunately, while these designs are appropriate for tractor trailers, they are not designed to TL-6 standards, which apply to tanker trucks.  To date, only one TL-6 vehicle containment system has been developed, but cost issues have prevented its widespread implementation.  Consequently, critical infrastructure (i.e., bridge abutments) are not protected against tanker truck crashes, which puts critical facilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, etc.) at risk of exposure to hazardous materials after a crash.  To this end, it is necessary to develop a new, cost-effective, and structurally adequate TL-6 safety barrier system.  Among various aspects for the development, selecting a proper constitutive material model and model parameters is considered one of essential components, because the material model and model parameters used in computational simulation can significantly reduce time and costs for barrier design without compromising predicting power.  This research is to identify the proper constitutive model and model parameters for predicting behavior of concrete in the new TL-6 safety barrier system.  

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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:25:55 GMT</pubDate>
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