FOIL Test Number 97S016

1. Report No. FHWA-RD-98-081	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle 35-KM/H BROADSIDE CRASH TEST OF A 1994 CHEVROLET C2500 AND THE FOIL 300K RIGID POLE: FOIL TEST NUMBER 97S016		5. Report Date
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7. Author(s) Christopher M. Brown		8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address MiTech Incorporated 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 950 Silver Spring, MD 20910		10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 3A5F3142
		11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-94-C-00008
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D Federal Highway Administration 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101-2296		13. Type of Report and Period Covered Test Report, October 1997
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15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR)- Richard King, HSR-20
16. Abstract This report contains the test procedures followed and test results from a broadside crash test between a Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck and the FOIL instrumented 300K rigid pole. The creash test will provide simulation engineers with data that will aid in the development and validation of a finite element side-ompact model of a 2,000-kg pickup truck. The test was conducted at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in Mclean, Virginia. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) supplied a calibrated SIDH3 dummy for the test. The target test speed for the test was 35km/h and the target test weight, including the SIDH3 dummy, was 2,080 kg. Previous crash tests using similar impact conditions between a Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck and Valmont Industries slip away lighting standard produced lower head injury values. The results from the broadside crash tests with a slip away lighting standard can be found in the reports 35-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 97S012 and 50-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 972015.
17. Key Words Chevrolet, C2500 pickup, FOIL, rigid pole, broadside, HIC, FEM		18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified	20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified	21. No. of Pages 86	22. Price