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SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
SAVeRSSelection of AppropriateVehicle Restraint Systems
Prof. Francesca La Torre, PhD, PECoordinator of the SAVeRS Project
Full Professor of Roads, Railways and Airport EngineeringUniversity of Florence
Civil and Environmental Engineering [email protected]
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
Cross-border funded Transnational Research Programme funded by Belgium/Flanders, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden,
United Kingdom
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
SAVeRSSelection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems
Subcontractor:
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
Objectives of SAVeRS
The objective of the SAVeRS project is to produce a practical and readily understandable Vehicle
Restraint System (VRS) guidance document and a user-friendly web-based tool that will allow the selection of the most appropriate solution in different road
and traffic configurations for all types of VRS: safety barriers including parapets, crash cushions (including truck-
mounted attenuators), terminals and transitions, motorcycle protection devices.
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
Workplan of SAVeRSW
P0 –
Pro
ject
Man
agem
ent
Fran
cesc
a La
Tor
re (U
NIF
I)
WP1 – Definition of ParametersGavin Williams (TRL)
TK 1.1Analysis of NRA methodologies
(TRL)[with TCD, UNIFI,
VTI, AIT, ZAG, BRRC]
TK 1.2Literature
Review(TCD)
[with TRL, UNIFI, VTI, AIT, ZAG,
BRRC]
WP4
– D
isse
min
ation
and
Wor
ksho
psBi
ne P
enga
l (ZA
G) [w
ith a
ll]
WP2 – Influence of ParametersRobert Thomson (VTI)
TK 2.1Analysis of severity of
incidents(AIT)
[with UNIFI, TRL, VTI, TCD, ZAG]
TK 2.2Whole life cost
analysis(VTI)
[with UNIFI, TRL, AIT, TCD, ZAG]
WP3 – Creation of the Guidance DocumentFrancesca La Torre (UNIFI)
TK 3.1 – Preparation of the Guideline (UNIFI)[with TRL, VTI, ZAG, AIT, BB]
TK 3.2 – Validation of the VRS placement guidance (UNIFI)[with TRL, AIT, BB]
TK 3.3 – Pilot application to a project (BB)
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
Timetable of SAVeRS
Janu
ary
1, 2
013
Dece
mbe
r 31,
201
4
Total Budget of 525 k€ (approx. 700 k US$)
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
The expected outcomeThe Guideline will be structured in 5 sections:
Identification of the need for a VRS (barrier placement guidance): allow the user to identify if there is a need for a VRS and the LON;
Safety barriers (including parapets): provide guidance for selecting the most appropriate VRS, which is tested according to EN1317-2 will be provided in different road section configurations.
Crash cushions (including TMAs), terminals and transitions: this section of the guide allow to select the attenuators according to EN1317-3 and the Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) for which a European Technical Specification is still under development and that are currently tested according to the US NCHRP350 or the UK Highways Agency’s TD49/07.
Motorcycle restraint systems (MRS): this section of the guideline will provide a tool to identify where an MRS tested according to EN Technical Specification CEN/TS 1317-8 (“Road restraint systems Motorcycle road restraint systems which reduce the impact severity of motorcyclist collisions with safety barriers”) is required and the criteria to select the most appropriate MRS;
Recommendation for the implementation of the guideline by National Road Administrations.
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
The expected outcome
The applicability of the Guide will be tested in a Pilot Project by Balfour
Beatty Major Civil Engineering
The Guide will be implemented in a user-friendly web-based tool
The selection criteria in the Guide will be based also on life cycle principles
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
Your contribution ….We really look forward to your contributions for WP1
TK 1.1 : Analysis of National Road Authorities methodologies (National standards, National guidelines, Available database from NRA, police, research institutes, etc…) – Gavin Williams ([email protected])
TK 1.2 : Literature review (Which parameters are considered for assessing the need and selecting VRS in relation to safety, which parameters are considered for assessing and choosing VRS and MPS in relation to their whole life cost and life cycle cost, Influence of aesthetic and environmental sensibility on the choice of VRS, influence of geographic, climatic and cultural conditions on the choice of VRS) – Ciaran Simms ([email protected])
SAVeRS – Selection of Appropriate Vehicle Restraint Systems TRB, 14 January 2013
For more details
Prof. Francesca La Torre, PhD, PECoordinator of the SAVeRS Project
Full Professor of Roads, Railways and Airport EngineeringUniversity of Florence
Civil and Environmental Engineering [email protected]
www.saversproject.com
