Safety Analysis of Concrete Barriers Shielding Roadside Obstacles from Impact Simulation Test
杨永红1,2, 朱冠儒1, 唐祖德1, 杨雷3,4, 陈劲宇4,5
1. School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Guangdong 510640, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Highway Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha Hunan 410114, China; 3. Guangdong Provincial Communication Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou Guangdong 510623, China; 4. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tunnel Safety and Emergency Support Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou Guangdong 510545, China; 5. Guangdong Hualu Transport Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510420, Guangdong, China
Safety Analysis of Concrete Barriers Shielding Roadside Obstacles from Impact Simulation Test
YANG Yong-hong1,2, ZHU Guan-ru1, TANG Zu-de1, YANG Lei3,4, CHEN Jing-yu4,5
1. School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Guangdong 510640, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Highway Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha Hunan 410114, China; 3. Guangdong Provincial Communication Group Co., Ltd, Guangzhou Guangdong 510623, China; 4. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tunnel Safety and Emergency Support Technology and Equipment, Guangzhou Guangdong 510545, China; 5. Guangdong Hualu Transport Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510420, Guangdong, China
摘要In order to select the barrier level in the roadside safety design, the models of single unit truck collisions with level 3 to level 6 concrete barriers was established by adopting explicit finite element software LS-DYNA 3D, the impact speed was between 40 km/h and 80 km/h. Using finite element model of modified vehicle verified by full-scale impact test to improve creditability of the simulation model. The relations between impact speed, level of concrete barriers and the amount of vehicle overhang beyond the barrier was studied, the effectiveness of concrete barriers shielding roadside obstacles was quantitatively evaluated, and the minimum safe distance from the traffic side of barriers to roadside obstacles was obtained, the relationship between the Chinese specification method and the 50 ms mean lateral impact force in the calculation of barrier impact force is compared; The equation of important roadside obstacle impact force was developed and evaluated, and the design value of important roadside obstacle impact force is revised. The results indicate that when the barrier level is level 3 to 6 and the design speed is 60 km/h for roads, the minimum safe distance between barriers and roadside obstacles is 1.8 m to 1.2 m, and for roads with the design speed of 80 km/h, the minimum safety distance between barriers and roadside obstacles is 3.0 m to 1.7 m, the single unit truck VIn of enhanced barrier is at least 5% lower than F-shape barrier, the enhanced barrier contain and redirect the single unit truck in a more stable manner. The 50ms mean lateral impact force between the cargo and the barrier is close to Chinese specification method. Under the same impact condition, higher level of barrier lower VIn significantly, however, the impact force of barrier increase greatly since the cargo more likely to collide with barrier.
Abstract：In order to select the barrier level in the roadside safety design, the models of single unit truck collisions with level 3 to level 6 concrete barriers was established by adopting explicit finite element software LS-DYNA 3D, the impact speed was between 40 km/h and 80 km/h. Using finite element model of modified vehicle verified by full-scale impact test to improve creditability of the simulation model. The relations between impact speed, level of concrete barriers and the amount of vehicle overhang beyond the barrier was studied, the effectiveness of concrete barriers shielding roadside obstacles was quantitatively evaluated, and the minimum safe distance from the traffic side of barriers to roadside obstacles was obtained, the relationship between the Chinese specification method and the 50 ms mean lateral impact force in the calculation of barrier impact force is compared; The equation of important roadside obstacle impact force was developed and evaluated, and the design value of important roadside obstacle impact force is revised. The results indicate that when the barrier level is level 3 to 6 and the design speed is 60 km/h for roads, the minimum safe distance between barriers and roadside obstacles is 1.8 m to 1.2 m, and for roads with the design speed of 80 km/h, the minimum safety distance between barriers and roadside obstacles is 3.0 m to 1.7 m, the single unit truck VIn of enhanced barrier is at least 5% lower than F-shape barrier, the enhanced barrier contain and redirect the single unit truck in a more stable manner. The 50ms mean lateral impact force between the cargo and the barrier is close to Chinese specification method. Under the same impact condition, higher level of barrier lower VIn significantly, however, the impact force of barrier increase greatly since the cargo more likely to collide with barrier.
基金资助:Supported by the Key Technologies R&D Program of Guangdong Province (No. 2022B0101070001); Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No. 2021A1515011788); Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education (Changsha University of Science & Technology) (No. kfj190201)
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杨永红, 朱冠儒, 唐祖德, 杨雷, 陈劲宇. Safety Analysis of Concrete Barriers Shielding Roadside Obstacles from Impact Simulation Test[J]. Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development, 2023, 17(4): 37-48.
YANG Yong-hong, ZHU Guan-ru, TANG Zu-de, YANG Lei, CHEN Jing-yu. Safety Analysis of Concrete Barriers Shielding Roadside Obstacles from Impact Simulation Test. Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development, 2023, 17(4): 37-48.
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