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Vittorio Giavotto Politecnico di Milano - IT

Introduction EN1317 The Project Objectives Partners Work Packages Work Progress Concluding Remarks

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Introduction EN1317
CEN published EN1317-1 and -2 in 98
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EN1317 is a performance standard for road restraint systems The experience of applying EN1317 (some hundred tests performed) raised some questions To answer to such questions new scientific knowledge is needed This requires a research project
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Questions to be answered
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Relevance of EN1317 to safety in real life accidents Uncertainty of vehicle acceleration measurements in crash tests Repeatability of tests made in different laboratories Final choice of a Severity Criterion

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The Project ROBUST is funded by EU

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The need of research was firstly acknowledged by WG1 WG1 promoted a European Reserch Project A Dedicated Call was published in 2000 under Measurement and Testing The proposal was submitted in fall 2001 The Program started in February 2002

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Project objectives
Consider the relevance of EN1317 in respect of real life and provide data to assist updating Develop knowledge and understanding on some of the questions which are still open to interpretation in EN1317 Define improved methodologies for measurements and data acquisition in impact tests Improve reliability and general acceptance of computational mechanics applications for impacts against vehicle restraint systems Develop a sound and generally acceptable scientific basis for the standard severity criterion for acceptance of road restraint systems
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Partners
Politecnico di Milano
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TRL Limited LIER ERF Laboratoire Inrets des Equipements de la Route Lyon European Union Road Federation

CIDAUT Centre for Automotive Research and Development Autostrade per lItalia S.p.A. NPRA

Norwegian Public Roads Administration N D

Volkmann & Rossbach Gmbh & Co.

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Work Packages
WP1 Barrier performance from real life accidents
GRD1-2002-70021 Large number of single vehicle accidents on road restraint systems, with little detail Very small number of well selected accidents with full detail, to be reconstructed by full scale tests and computational mechanics

WP2 Collection of test data from EU laboratories

Data and experience from test performed in accordance with EN1317 Comparative examination to identify and prioritize research items

WP3 Instrumentation and measurement

Effect on measurements of the vibrations of the accelerometer mounting block True filtering techniques vs moving average
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Work Package 4 Purpose

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Evaluate the repeatability of tests Evaluate the effect of different vehicles on test results (light and heavy vehicles) Provide full scale test data for the validation of computer models Reproduce a real life accident to help reconstruction

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Work Package 4 20 full scale tests

vehicle LV1 LV1 LV1 LV1 LVx X LV2 LV1 LV1 LV2 HV2 Bus
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test TB11 TB11 TB11 TB11 TB11 Reconst. TB11 TB11 TB11 TB11 TB42 TB51

barrier B1 (steel N2) B1 (steel N2) B1 (steel N2) B1 (steel N2) B5 (concrete) X B1 (steel N2) B2 (steel H3) B2 (steel H3) B1 (steel N2) B3 (steel H2) B3 (steel H2)

tests 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 2

Lab. LIER TRL Autostrade CIDAUT All (RR2) LIER/TRL Autostrade Autostrade TRL LIER LIER CIDAUT
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WP4 : TB11 on barrier B5

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Work Package 5 Purpose: improve the reliability and acceptance of computational mechanics as a complement of tests for VRS
EN1317 vehicle models
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TB11 on barrier B5 test

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simulation

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Validation run

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Validation run

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Concluding Remarks
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Project progress is ahead of schedule Research is well focused on some crucial items Results will allow a significant step forward The final results will include recommendations for upgrading EN1317 Such recommendations will be submitted to TG1 for review and subsequently to WG1
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