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Modeling and validation of full scale crash testing for open-faced aesthetic concrete barrier

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Modeling and validation of full scale crash testing for open-faced aesthetic concrete barrier
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Wassef
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Andrew Wagdy
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1992-
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Andrew Wagdy Wassef
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chair
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Husam Najm
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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As bridges built in the 1930’s and 1940’s begin to reach the end of their design and service lives, the concrete and embedded steel reinforcement of balustrades show noticeable signs of deterioration, which affects their performance. Many of these old bridges are historic and the aesthetics must be preserved to keep it as a historic landmark. The Historic Preservation Office (HPO) mandated that a new balustrade for use on historic bridges must retain the appearance of the original one while also satisfying the requirements of the crash test level AASHTO MASH TL-4, which was adopted by the FHWA on January 1, 2011. This study addresses the issue that the state of New Jersey does not currently have any open-faced balustrade standard specifications. A new design was developed, for which the aesthetics have been approved by the HPO, and a detailed finite element model was developed using LS-DYNA software for crash test simulation. The capacity of the barrier was checked using the design procedures outlined in section 13 of the AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. A parametric study of the balustrade was performed using the finite element model, adjusting parameters such as height, post width, and window opening width. Occupant risk factors such as ridedown accelerations, and occupant impact velocities were evaluated using these models. Based on the results of the simulations, a final design was selected and chosen for full scale crash testing. A single unit truck, pickup truck, and small passenger car were crash tested at TTI and successfully met all the AASHTO MASH TL-4 requirements. All risk factors were well below the maximum permissible values for the car and pickup truck, and the single unit truck was successfully contained. After these successful crash tests, the model was calibrated to more accurately duplicate the impact response of the vehicle and barrier. The models were also validated using traditional methods, as well as the statistical comparison program, Roadside Safety Verification and Validation Program (RSVVP), which was developed under NCHRP Project 22-24.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Concrete construction
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Precast concrete--Testing
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (xi, 116 p. : ill.)
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M.S.
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by Andrew Wagdy Wassef
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Andrew
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Wagdy
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 31st, 2019.
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