50-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and the FOIL 300K Rigid Pole: FOIL Test Number 97S017
PUBLICATION NO. FHWA-RD-98-082

NOVEMBER 1998

 

cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) FOREWORD i
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) NOTICE i
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) SI CONVERSION FACTORS iii
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) LIST OF FIGURES iv
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) LIST OF TABLES vi
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) INTRODUCTION 1
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) SCOPE 1
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) TEST MATRIX 2
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) TEST VEHICLE 2
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) INSTRUMENTED DUMMY 7
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) RIGID POLE 11
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) INSTRUMENTATION 13

Onboard data acquisition system (ODAS)

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Tape recorder-umbilical cable

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cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY 17
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) DATA ANALYSIS 20

ODAS system

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Umbilical cable

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High-speed film

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cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) RESULTS 21

Vehicle response

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Occupant response

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Rigid Pole

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cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS 29
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX A. DATA PLOTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELEROMETERS 31
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX B. DATA PLOTS FROM INSTRUMENTED SIDH3 51
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX C. TEST PHOTOGRAPHS 67
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX D. DATA PLOTS FROM RIGID POLE LOAD CELLS 78
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) REFERENCES 86

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