Enhancement of vehicle/ roadside hardware crash: Dynamic response of child occupant involved in vehicle/pole impact

Ahmed Elmarakbi; Vid Krznaric; Khaled Sennah; William Altenhof; Michael Chapman

doi:10.1115/IMECE2011-65830

Enhancement of vehicle/ roadside hardware crash: Dynamic response of child occupant involved in vehicle/pole impact

Ahmed Elmarakbi^*, Vid Krznaric, Khaled Sennah, William Altenhof, Michael Chapman

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Abstract

This paper focuses on minimizing child injuries experienced during frontal vehicle-to-pole collisions by improving on the safety and energy absorption of existing traffic pole structures. A finite element computer model, using LS-DYNA software, is used to simulate crash events in order to determine the influence of pole structural and material characteristics on the injury parameters of a hybrid III 3-year-old child dummy occupant. Different pole support systems and laminar traffic poles of different materials are investigated in this paper. It is concluded that the anchored base support and the embedded pole in soil systems provide desirable crashworthy results, thus reducing fatalities and injuries resulting from vehicle impact. It is also recommended to mandate traffic protection devices in all areas with poor energy absorbing characteristics that resemble nondeformable objects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages	91-99
Number of pages	9
Volume	9
ISBN (Print)	9780791854952
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-65830
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011 - Denver, CO, United States Duration: 11 Nov 2011 → 17 Nov 2011

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Conference	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver, CO
Period	11/11/11 → 17/11/11

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Elmarakbi, A., Krznaric, V., Sennah, K., Altenhof, W., & Chapman, M. (2011). Enhancement of vehicle/ roadside hardware crash: Dynamic response of child occupant involved in vehicle/pole impact. In ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011 (Vol. 9, pp. 91-99). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-65830

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Elmarakbi, A, Krznaric, V, Sennah, K, Altenhof, W & Chapman, M 2011, Enhancement of vehicle/ roadside hardware crash: Dynamic response of child occupant involved in vehicle/pole impact. in ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011. vol. 9, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), pp. 91-99, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011, Denver, CO, United States, 11/11/11. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-65830

Enhancement of vehicle/ roadside hardware crash: Dynamic response of child occupant involved in vehicle/pole impact. / Elmarakbi, Ahmed; Krznaric, Vid; Sennah, Khaled et al.
ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011. Vol. 9 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011. p. 91-99.

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