Figures (21)  Tables (3)
    • Figure 1. 

      The vehicle model.

    • Figure 2. 

      Guardrail model.

    • Figure 3. 

      Coupled vehicle-guardrail model.

    • Figure 4. 

      Vehicle verification experiment.

    • Figure 5. 

      The collision curve.

    • Figure 6. 

      Deformation of the guardrail at different collision angles (60 km/h).

    • Figure 7. 

      Guardrail displacement curve (60 km/h).

    • Figure 8. 

      Deformation of the guardrail at different collision angles (80 km/h).

    • Figure 9. 

      Guardrail displacement curve (80 km/h).

    • Figure 10. 

      Deformation of the guardrail impacted at different angles (100 km/h).

    • Figure 11. 

      Guardrail displacement curve (100 km/h).

    • Figure 12. 

      Deformation of the guardrail impacted at different angles (120 km/h).

    • Figure 13. 

      Guardrail displacement curve (120 km/h).

    • Figure 14. 

      Acceleration curve (60 km/h).

    • Figure 15. 

      Acceleration curve (80 km/h).

    • Figure 16. 

      Acceleration curve (100 km/h).

    • Figure 17. 

      Acceleration curve (120 km/h).

    • Figure 18. 

      Energy curves (60 km/h).

    • Figure 19. 

      Energy curve (80 km/h).

    • Figure 20. 

      Energy curves (100 km/h).

    • Figure 21. 

      Energy curve (120 km/h).

    • Density (t/mm3)Modulus of elasticity (MPa)Poisson's ratioYield strength (MPa)Strain rate parameter C(l/s)Strain rate parameter PTangent modulus (MPa)
      7.89e-09210,0000.321,000405735

      Table 1. 

      Guardrail parameters.

    • Speed (km/h)6080100120
      109.1127.8152.4181.3
      10°153.0228.3268.9308.2
      15°245.1322.6373.7544.6
      20°281.3375.4482.5637.1

      Table 2. 

      Maximum lateral displacement of guardrail (mm).

    • Speed (km/h)6080100120
      5 ~ −55 ~ −77 ~ −108 ~ −12
      10°7.5 ~ −810 ~ −1314 ~ −1415 ~ −21
      15°8 ~ −1012.5 ~ −12.523 ~ −1730 ~ −50
      20°11 ~ −916 ~ −1635 ~ −3810 ~ −72

      Table 3. 

      Acceleration range (g).