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Rok 2025
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Finite Element Analysis of Occupant Risk in Vehicular Impacts into Cluster Mailboxes
PublikacjaThe deployment of cluster mailboxes (CMs) in the U.S. has raised safety concerns for passengers in potential vehicular crashes involving CMs. This study investigated the crashworthiness of two types of CMs through nonlinear finite element simulations. Two configurations of CM arrangements were considered: a single- and a dual-unit setup. These CM designs were tested on flat-road conditions with and without a curb. A 2010 Toyota...
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Metamodel-based optimization of a high-tension cable barrier in crash tests with a large SUV
PublikacjaRoad safety barriers play an important role in improving road safety. Cable barriers are one of the types of road barriers. Cable barriers have favorable collision-related properties, especially in terms of the safety of the vehicle occupants. Despite the continuous development of road barrier systems, the current European standard EN1317, which is used to evaluate the performance of road barriers, does not take into account all...
Rok 2024
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Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Vehicular Crashes into Three-Bar Metal Bridge Rail
PublikacjaAdvanced finite element (FE) modeling and simulations were performed on vehicular crashes into a three-bar metal bridge rail (TMBR). The FE models of a sedan, a pickup truck, and a TMBR section were adopted in the crash simulations subject to Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Test Level 2 (TL-2) and Test Level 3 (TL-3) requirements. The test vehicle models were first validated using full-scale physical crash tests conducted...
Rok 2023
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Analysis of passenger car crash with a cable barrier installed with anti-glare screens on a horizontal convex road curve with 400 m radius
PublikacjaHigh-tension cable barriers have been used on roads for a relatively short period compared with other types of road barriers. Hence, there remains a need for further research on various crash scenarios. An important issue is the performance of a cable barrier on a road curve, particularly when a vehicle impacts the convex side of the barrier. To address this issue, the analysis in this study considers a system of anti-glare screens...
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Speed estimation of a car at impact with a W-beam guardrail using numerical simulations and machine learning
PublikacjaThis paper aimed at developing a new method of estimating the impact speed of a passenger car at the moment of a crash into a W-beam road safety barrier. The determination of such a speed based on the accident outcomes is demanding, because often there is no access to full accident data. However, accurate determination of the impact speed is one of the key elements in the reconstruction of road accidents. A machine learning algorithm...
Rok 2022
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Assessing Roadside Hybrid Energy Absorbers Using the Example of SafeEnd
PublikacjaA combination of crash cushion and end-terminal, hybrid energy absorbing devices have been in use worldwide for a few years already. They include SafeEnd, a system Poland has recently introduced. Some road authorities have raised concerns as regards the operating conditions of the devices and how they work together with safety barriers. The objective of this research is to clarify the concerns and answer the following questions:...
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Bridge Non-Destructive Measurements Using a Laser Scanning during Acceptance Testing: Case Study
PublikacjaOwing to the recent proliferation of inventory works on roads and railways, bridge acceptance tests have increased exponentially. These tests’ results are often misinterpreted owing to the use of various measuring equipment types, rendering integrated interpretation problematic. It is also problematic that adjusting the measurement method is difficult when the structure’s response to load is uncertain. Therefore, it is important...
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Influence of a Lighting Column in the Working Width of a W-Beam Barrier on TB51 Crash Test
PublikacjaRoad equipment, such as, e.g., road safety barriers and lighting columns, are subject to certification according to the EN1317 standard to be allowed for use on European roads. In engineering practice, due to the terrain conditions, there are cases where other road equipment is installed within the working width of road safety barriers. Such situations are not considered during the certification process. Hence, the aim of this...
Rok 2021
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Możliwości i zasady stosowania hybrydowych urządzeń energochłonnych na przykładzie urządzenia SafeEnd
PublikacjaOd kilku lat na świecie stosowane są urządzenia energochłonne spełniające rolę poduszki zderzeniowej oraz terminala energochłonnego. Urządzenia te stosowane są do osłony zakończeń barier drogowych oraz osłony obiektów znaj-dujących się w strefie bezpieczeństwa drogi. Przykładem takiego urządzenia jest urządzenie energochłonne U-15a SafeEnd (SE) stosowane od niedawna w Polsce, jednakże niektórzy zarządcy dróg zgłaszają obawy do...
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On analysis of double-impact test of 1500-kg vehicle into w-beam guardrail system
PublikacjaEvery day on roads many scenarios of accidents may occur. One of the measures to minimize their consequences is road safety barriers. Finite Element analyses are being increasingly used to support the physical testing of these devices. The paper addresses the issue of a secondary impact into the previously damaged w-beam guardrail system. This situation belongs to one of the most dangerous which can happen on roads and may cause...
Rok 2020
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Determination of the Bending Properties of Wire Rope Used in Cable Barrier Systems
PublikacjaThis paper presents research on the bending properties of 3 × 7 19-mm wire rope commonly used in road cable barriers. A total of 19 experimental tests were conducted. In addition, two nonlinear 3D numerical models of the wire rope using beam and solid finite elements were developed. Based on these models, four numerical simulations were carried out. The numerical results were validated against the experimental ones and a very good...
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Modeling, simulation, and validation of a TB41 crash test of the H2/W5/B concrete vehicle restraint system
PublikacjaThe paper addresses numerical simulations of a concrete vehicle restraint system. The model is described in detail. The advanced material law of the continuous surface cap model was used to analyze the damage locations in concrete barrier segments. The results were validated against the TB41 full-scale crash test. The test was conducted in compliance with European standard EN 1317, and the validation was performed in accordance...
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The role of numerical tests in assessing road restraint system functionality
PublikacjaKey to understanding the needs and building road infrastructure management tools to prevent and mitigate run-off-road accidents is to identify hazards and their sources which are a result of wrong design, construction, and installation of road restraint systems. Building such tools requires advanced studies with field tests, simulations and models to demonstrate the effects of selected parameters on road user safety. The research...
Rok 2019
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Badania systemów powstrzymujących pojazd przed wypadnięciem z drogi - cz. I
PublikacjaTransportation systems are designed and used so as to effectively and safely relocate people, goods and services. Despite this there are numerous hazards that disrupt or damage these systems. Risks such as extreme weather conditions, terrorist threats, landsliders or earthquakes are difficult to predict, manage and mitigate. One of the hazards for transportation systems are accidents, and their impact on the transport functioning...
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Badania systemów powstrzymujących pojazd przed wypadnięciem z drogi - cz. II
PublikacjaW artykule zaprezentowana została tematyka systemów powstrzymujących pojazd przed wypadnięciem z drogi. Podczas codziennego użytkowania dróg występuje szereg zagrożeń, które wpływają na bezpieczeństwo. Badanie, identyfikacja i klasyfikacja zagrożeń stanowią istotny element utrzymania dróg. Artykuł stanowi drugą część podjętej problematyki. Pierwsza została opublikowana w magazynie Mosty nr 3-4/19 str. 66-68.
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Experimental and numerical analysis of the modified TB32 crash tests of the cable barrier system
PublikacjaRoad restraint systems, including safety barriers, are one of the means used to improve road safety. Currently, they can be allowed to general use after passing the specific crash tests. However, it is always important and desirable to evaluate their performance under various realistic conditions, which can happen on the roads. In this study, the behaviour of the cable barrier system in impact conditions different than assumed...
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Improvement of the load capacity of the road overpass as a result of repairs after breakage caused by vehicle impacts
PublikacjaDamage of spans of the overpass caused by impact of underpassing vehicles are a frequent case. Objects that use prefabricated load-bearing elements that are not designed for such impacts are particularly exposed. After impact, such parts suffer extensive damage that need repair. Taking advantages of this recovery actions it is worth to perform strengthening that will protect object against possible future impacts. In this study...
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LS-DYNA simulations of the impacts of a 38-ton Heavy Goods Vehicle into a road cable barrier
PublikacjaNowadays, more and more attention is being paid to safety on roads and motorways. It is due to the continuous development of road and motorway network and a significant increase of the number of vehicles on roads. To meet the expectations of improving road safety in Poland, the Road Innovations Development (RID) research programme was implemented in 2016. The aim of the RID 3A - Road Safety Equipment (RoSE) project is a comprehensive...
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Numerical Analysis of TB32 Crash Tests for 4-cable Guardrail Barrier System Installed on the Horizontal Convex Curves of Road
PublikacjaHorizontal curves are one of the elements of road infrastructure where statistically a relatively high number of accidents have been reported. In the last ten years in Poland approx. 10% of all road accidents happened on horizontal curves of roads and was responsible for approx. 14% of all fatalities on Polish roads. Thus, this issue is important and requires extensive research and proper road safety treatments. One possible measure...
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On the validation of the LS-DYNA Geo Metro numerical model
PublikacjaThe paper presents experiences gained during work with numerical model of Geo Metro vehicle used for simulations of crash tests with road safety barriers. Attention is drawn to the subject of tire/wheel breakage during collision events. Some methods for improvement of the model are presented in the paper. Several results for the normative vehicle numerical tests are introduced. Simulations were carried out using LS-DYNA finite...
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Safety assessment of a concrete viaduct damaged by vehicle impact and an evaluation of the repair
PublikacjaDamage to lower parts of viaducts caused by impact from under-passing high vehicles is relatively frequent. One such incident, in which a viaduct was damaged by the impact from a truck with an improperly assembled hydraulic crane, is considered in this work. The analysis is based on a detailed object damage evaluation, 3D laser scanning, and numerical simulations. The aim of the study is to accurately model the vehicle impact into...
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The effects of vehicle restraint systems on road safety
PublikacjaKey to understanding the needs and tools of road infrastructure management for preventing run-off-road crashes or minimising their consequences, is to identify the hazads and sources of hazards caused by wrong or improper use of road safety devices and identify errors in the desifn, structure, construction and operation of road safety devices. Studying such an extended scope of the problem required fieldwork and surveys with road...
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ZAAWANSOWANE SYMULACJE NUMERYCZNE MES DYNAMIKI MOSTÓW Z WYKORZYSTANIEM PROCEDURY EXPLICITE
PublikacjaDostęp do mocy obliczeniowej superkomputerów oraz możliwość wykorzystania nowoczesnych systemów, np. takich jak Ls-Dyna, pozwala na uzyskanie niezwykle szczegółowych rozwiązań bardzo skomplikowanych problemów inżynierskich. Zagadnienia te dotyczą zakresu statyki/stateczności jak i dynamiki dla rozbudowanych układów konstrukcyjnych zarówno w zakresie nieliniowości materiałowej jak i geometrycznej. Uzyskanie wiarygodnych wyników...
Rok 2018
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Assessing vehicle restraint systems on horizontal curves
PublikacjaHorizontal curves, an element of road infrastructure, have a statistically high number of accidents. Considering that horizontal curves in the last ten years have had app. 10% of all road accidents representing app. 14% of all fatalities on Polish roads, the issue is serious and requires more research and proper road safety treatments. Data for 2007 - 2016 show that in the case of accidents on horizontal curves app. 45% of the...
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Numerical studies on the influence of selected construction features and road conditions on the performance of road cable barriers
PublikacjaCable barriers are commonly used on Polish roads, including motorways and local roads. Their main elements are pre-stressed wire ropes, which are usually anchored at two ends in concrete blocks buried in the soil. In this work numerical studies concerning the influence of selected construction features and parameters of the vehicle motion on the performance of cable barriers were performed. Numerical simulations are a useful tool...
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On the influence of the acceleration recording time on the calculation of impact severity indexes
PublikacjaThe paper concerns with the analysis of normative requirements pertaining to experimental setup of a crash test and its numerical modelling. An overview of parameters describing the collision of a vehicle with a road restraining system is presented. A short description of a concrete road safety barrier is presented. A brief description of numerical modelling procedures for crash tests is given as well. The parametric influence...
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Opinia techniczna dot. wiaduktu WD-113 wykonywanego w km 2+842,39 drogi S6 w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia „Budowa obwodnicy Koszalina i Sianowa na S-6 wraz z odcinkiem S-11 od węzła „Koszalin” do węzła „Bielice”
PublikacjaCelem opracowania jest inwentaryzacja uszkodzeń konstrukcji wiaduktu WD-113P wykonywanego w km 2+842,76 drogi S-6 w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia „Budowa obwodnicy Koszalina i Sianowa na S-6 wraz z odcinkiem S-11 od węzła „Koszalin” do węzła „Bielice” oraz ocena ich wpływu na nośność obiektu, jak również zaopiniowanie zaproponowanych działań naprawczych. Zakres opracowania obejmuje: • zapoznanie się z dokumentacją [1], • wykonanie...
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Studying road restraint systems to develop new guidelines
PublikacjaThe paper will present a proposed approach to such work along with preliminary results of numerical studies for selected problems using road safety devices such as safety barriers on horizontal curves, the effect of kerbs on bridges or the location of obstacles within the barrier’s working width. The paper will discuss assumptions to a methodology of numerical models, calculations and automated processing of data to help with assessing...
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Symulacje numeryczne jako wsparcie badania właściwości barier ochronnych
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia możliwości wykorzystania symulacji numerycznych do badań efektywności urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego w aspekcie sposobów ich konfgurowania. Obecnie w celu dopuszczenia do stosowania bariery ochronne muszą przejść specjalistyczne testy zderzeniowe. Ze względu na wysoki koszt tych badań coraz częściej producenci barier oraz inne podmioty odpowiadające za urządzenia bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego (brd)...
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Symulacje numeryczne testów zderzeniowych barier ochronnych
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono metodykę budowy modelu obliczeniowego ukierunkowanego na badania zderzeniowe w środowisku Metody Elementów Skończonych. Opisano etapy tworzenia takiego modelu, jego modyfkacji oraz sprawdzania poprawności przeprowadzonej symulacji, a także przedstawiono kilka autorskich przykładów zastosowania proponowanych obliczeń do badania barier ochronnych
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The influence of position of the post or its absence on the performance of the cable barrier system
PublikacjaRoad safety barriers are used to increase safety in potentially dangerous places on the roads. They are designed and installed on the roads to prevent any vehicle from getting outside the travelled way or from entering the opposite lane of the road. Barriers, which are used on European roads, have to undergo full scale crash tests according to the EN 1317 standards. Nowadays as a supplement to real crash tests, numerical simulations...
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ZAAWANSOWANE SYMULACJE NUMERYCZNE MES DYNAMIKI MOSTÓW Z WYKORZYSTANIEM PROCEDURY EXPLICITE
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono uwagi na temat dynamicznych symulacji mostów w systemie LS-Dyna. Przedstawiono wybrane wyniki dwóch dynamicznych zagadnień. Pierwszy przykład dotyczy wiaduktu, który został uderzony przez przejeżdżający pod nim pojazd. Drugi odnosi się do projektu betonowej estakady wieloprzęsłowej poddanej trzęsieniom ziemi o różnej intensywności.
Rok 2017
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Curb-to-Barrier Face Distance Variation an a TB51 Bridge Barrier Crash Test Simulation
PublikacjaThis paper addresses the problem of road safety regarding barrier placement as relative to the curb. A short summary of existing regulations is presented. Numerical simulations using the explicit finite element system Ls- Dyna are shown. In the analysis, variable distance between the barrier and the curb is assumed. The obtained result reveals that the distance has little impact on the working width of the barrier.
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Numerical crash analysis of the cable barrier
PublikacjaSafety barriers are used to increase road safety. Their basic task is to prevent the errant vehicle from getting off the road in places which are potentially dangerous for vehicle passengers. Barriers, which are used on European roads, must fulfill the requirements of EN 1317 standards by passing appropriate crash tests. Because of their high cost, numerical simulations are increasingly used to evaluate the properties of safety...
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On the influence of shell element properties on the response of car model in crash test
PublikacjaIt goes without saying that numerical simulations play important role in the modern engineering practice. Contemporary CAD environments combined with FEM solvers, along with computer power of modern processors, give the engineer fast and efficient tool. Ultimately, however it is the user alone who is responsible for the correctness of the results. As long as the FEM calculations remain in the sphere of academic exercise, the inevitable...
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Symulacje numeryczne stalowej bariery ochronnej na łuku drogi
PublikacjaW pracy wymieniono pewne czynniki związane z bezpieczeństwem ruchu drogowego, wskazując łuki poziome dróg jako miejsca, gdzie występuje istotna liczba groźnych w skutkach wypadków. W części pracy obejmującej symulacje numeryczne, zrealizowano serię badań spełniających warunki testu zderzeniowego TB11 ze zmiennym promieniem bariery. Oszacowano wpływ zróżnicowania geometrii na parametry bezpieczeństwa.
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TB11 test for short w-beam road barrier
PublikacjaFEM (Finite Element Method) is well-suited and widely used tool for simulating a range of phenomena: from these with simple and static behaviour, up to those complicated, highly nonlinear and involving many contacts. In present paper we use one of the advantages of FEM: parametric study could be easily performed and is more economical than series of in-situ tests. If recommended practices is carefully followed, results obtained...
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Wpływ miejsca uderzenia w stalową barierę ochronną oraz uwarstwienia gruntu na wartość parametru ASI podczas testu TB11
PublikacjaBariery stalowe są najczęściej stosowanym rodzajem barier ochronnych. Ich podstawowym zadaniem jest zapobieganie zjechaniu pojazdu z drogi w miejscach szczególnie niebezpiecznych. Bariery stosowane na europejskich drogach muszą spełniać wymagania norm EN 1317. Jednym z najważniejszych parametrów pozwalających klasyfikować bariery ochronne pod kątem zapewnienia stopnia bezpieczeństwa w trakcie incydentu jest wskaźnik intensywności...
Rok 2016
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Badania numeryczne zderzenia autobusu w układzie bariera i kratownicowa konstrukcja wsporcza
PublikacjaZdarzenia spowodowane wypadnięciem pojazdu z trasy stanowią 20 – 30 % ogółu zdarzeń niebezpiecznych na drogach. Najczęściej występującymi przeszkodami i niebezpiecznymi obiektami przy drodze, w które uderza wypadający z niej pojazd są: bariery na autostradach i drogach ekspresowych oraz drzewa, słupy i znaki drogowe na innych szlakach. Do opracowania metody projektowania, tj. doboru lokalizacji i rodzaju urządzeń bezpieczeństwa...
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BADANIA NUMERYCZNE ZDERZENIA AUTOBUSU W UKŁADZIE BARIERA I KRATOWNICOWA KONSTRUKCJA WSPORCZA
PublikacjaZdarzenia spowodowane wypadnięciem pojazdu z trasy stanowią 20 – 30 % ogółu zdarzeń niebezpiecznych na drogach. Najczęściej występującymi przeszkodami i niebezpiecznymi obiektami przy drodze, w które uderza wypadający z niej pojazd są: bariery na autostradach i drogach ekspresowych oraz drzewa, słupy i znaki drogowe na innych szlakach. Do opracowania metody projektowania, tj. doboru lokalizacji i rodzaju urządzeń bezpieczeństwa...
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