Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles: Appendices (2024)
Chapter: Front Matter
Evaluating
Crashworthiness of
Sign Supports and
Breakaway Luminaire
Poles
APPENDICES
Mojdeh Asadollahi Pajouh
Robert Bielenberg
Ronald Faller
Cody Stolle
Chen Fang
Riley Ruskamp
Mohammadreza Rajaee
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Dhafer Marzougui
Fadi Tahan
Cing-Dao (Steve) Kan
Center for Collision Safety and Analysis
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Appendices for NCHRP Project 22-43
Submitted April 2024
NCHRP Web-Only Document 405
Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and
Breakaway Luminaire Poles
APPENDICES
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NCHRP PROJECT 22-43 PANEL
Field of Design—Area of Vehicle Barrier Systems
Donna J. Hardy, West Virginia Department of Transportation, Charleston, WV (Chair)
Nicholas A. Artimovich, Centerline Associates, LLC, Evans, GA
Dave H. Boruff, Indiana Department of Transportation, Indianapolis, IN
Vue Her, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA
James Mahugh, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
Linette A. Rizos, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI
Derwood C. Sheppard, Jr., Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL
Victoria Brinkly, FHWA Liaison
Kelly K. Hardy, AASHTO Liaison
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was completed utilizing the Holland Computing Center of the University of Nebraska, which receives support from the UNL Office of Research and Economic Development and the Nebraska Research Initiative.
Contents
Appendix A: Material Specifications: Luminaire Pole Crash Tests
Appendix B: Vehicle C.G. Determination: Luminaire Pole Crash Tests
Appendix C: Vehicle Deformation Records: Luminaire Pole Crash Tests
Appendix D: Accelerometer and Rate Transducer Data Plots, Test No. TBLP-1
Appendix E: Accelerometer and Rate Transducer Data Plots, Test No. TBLP-2
Appendix F: Summary for Test No. 23004
Appendix G: Summary for Test No. 23006
Appendix H: Summary for Test No. 23008
Appendix I: Summary for Test No. 23010
Appendix J: Summary for Test No. 23012
Appendix K: Detailed Simulation Results: Steel Luminaire Pole with TB1-17 Transformer Base
Appendix L: Detailed Simulation Results: PSST Sign Support System
NCHRP Web-Only Document 405 contains the appendices for NCHRP Project 22-43 and accompanies NCHRP Research Report 1123: Guidelines for Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles. Readers can read or purchase NCHRP Research Report 1123 on the National Academies Press website (nap.nationalacademies.org).
