Cable Median Barrier Design & Placement Analysis

Analyze the effects of barrier placement, number of cables, post spacing, presence of curbs, and other features on safety performance to improve guidelines for the design and placement of cable median barriers. Utilize Finite Element Analysis models of cable barrier systems and vehicle dynamics models to consider both low- and high-tension cable systems for an array of vehicle types, varying median configurations, and impact conditions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Opiela, Kenneth

• Start Date: 20090126
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20080930
• Source Data: RiP Project 20682

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curbs; Finite element method; Highway safety; Median barriers; Posts; Ran off road crashes; Research projects; Spacing; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cable barriers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462244
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:00PM