EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF SIMULATION OF TB32 CRASH TEST FOR SP-05/2 ROAD SAFETY BARRIER ON HORIZONTAL CONCAVE ARC

The study concerns a selected road safety barrier consisting of a B-type guiderail, Sigma-100 posts with 2.00 m spacing, and supporting elements of a trapezoid cross section, located between the posts and the guiderail. The barrier is formed on a horizontal concave arc having a radius of 150 m. The full-scale experimental TB32 crash test was carried out for a vehicle impacting at the angle of 20°, on the testing grounds of the Automotive Industry Institute, Warsaw, Poland. The numerical modelling and simulation methodology of a barrier – vehicle system, recently developed by the authors is applied. Simulation of the above test was performed using LS-Dyna v.971 finite element code, while maintaining the conditions of the experimental test. All the functionality parameters for the barrier are studied, among others, ASI, THIV, working width, vehicle motion trajectory in the exit box. The results of the simulation tests were compared with those of the full-scale experimental test. The experimental verification of the numerical modelling and simulation of the selected crash test is rated positively. It was proven, both numerically and experimentally, that the TB32 crash test does not meet the condition imposed on the vehicle motion trajectory in the exit box.

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