This report documents the results from one broadside crash test between a Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck and the FOIL 300K rigid pole. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has invested many resources in the development of finite element models (FEM) of passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, and roadside safety hardware. Computer simulations using these FEM’s of collisions between the vehicles and roadside safety hardware are used to investigate the behavior of and improve the safety performance of roadside safety hardware. An essential step for developing the FEM is to validate the models by comparing data from simulation output with data collected from full-scale vehicle crash tests with roadside safety hardware. The FHWA’s Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) was used to conduct this 50-km/h rigid pole test. The results from a similar crash test can be found in the report 35-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and the FOIL 300K Rigid Pole: FOIL Test Number 97S016. Results from additional pickup truck broadside crash tests are contained in the reports 35-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test 97S012, and 50-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 97S015.
This report (FHWA-RD-98-082) contains test data, photographs taken with high-speed film, and a summary of the test results.
This report will be of interest to all State departments of transportation; FHWA headquarters; region and division personnel; and highway safety researchers interested in the crashworthiness of roadside safety hardware.
A. George Ostensen, Director
Office of Safety and Traffic
Operations Research and Development
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