35-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 98S003
PUBLICATION NO. FHWA-RD-99-025

NOVEMBER 1998
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) FOREWARD i
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) NOTICE i
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) SI CONVERSION FACTORS ii
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

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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) LIGHTING STANDARD 11
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) INSTRUMENTATION 16

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 20
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) DATA ANALYSIS 23

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 24

Vehicle response

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Occupant response

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Slip away lighting standard

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cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS 32
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX A. DATA PLOTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELEROMETERS 33
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX B. DATA PLOTS FROM INSTRUMENTED SIDH3 55
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX C. TEST PHOTOGRAPHS 71
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) APPENDIX D. DATA PLOTS FROM RIGID POLE LOAD CELLS 79
cont_ptr.gif (1597 bytes) REFERENCES 83

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