Crash barrier composed largely of used aluminum beverage cans protects occupants of cars in collisions with poles or trees. Lightweight, can-filled barrier very effective in softening impact of an automobile in head-on and off-angle collisions. Preliminary results indicate barrier is effective in collisions up to 40 mi/h (64 km/h).
Can-Filled Crash Barrier
NASA Tech Briefs ; 7 , 1
1983-03-01
Miscellaneous
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English
SAE Technical Papers | 1976
|Automotive engineering | 1976
|Cable and chain-link crash barrier
Engineering Index Backfile | 1967
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