This paper presents development and application of a simple and efficient frame finite
element (FE) able to estimate the load-carrying capacity of timber beams flexurally …

Concrete barriers are one of the most widely used safety features for preventing errant
vehicles from entering opposing travel lanes on highways. As a safety device, a concrete …

The purpose of using roadside safety equipment is to protect vehicle occupants during an
accident by reducing the severity of impact. Using poorly designed safety equipment can …

Longitudinal barriers are considered as passive safety systems designed to shield hazards
located at roadsides against motor vehicle impacts. Since these barriers are manmade …

Guardrails are passive safety elements used in roadside safety. They are commonly
manufactured as steel and concrete. There are also guardrail systems in which wood and …

Roadside barriers have been one of the main contributors to reducing fatal traffic accident
severities. There is limited knowledge about the potential for using natural/waste materials …

For guardrail designers, it is essential to achieve a crashworthy and optimal system design.
One of the most critical parameters for an optimal road restraint system is the post …

Constantly increasing intensity of road traffic and the allowed speed limits seem to impose
stronger requirements on road infrastructure and use of road safety systems. One of the …

During the development process of a new type of steel reinforced wooden road safety
barrier parametric computational simulations were used to simulate the experimental vehicle …

Four composite structures (SiC/UHMWPE/TC4, SiC/TC4/UHMWPE, SiC/UHMWPE/MR/TC4,
and SiC/TC4/MR/UHMWPE) were prepared using silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics, ultrahigh …