In my two previous columns, I discussed the lower and intermediate levels of the building block approach for crashworthiness testing and analysis of composite structures. I focused on the commercial ...

The "poker chip" method, created by TxDOT and the University of Austin, has been adopted by AASHTO as a new national binder testing standard.

Crashworthiness may be defined as a structure’s ability to provide controlled energy absorption and protect its occupants from excessive forces and peak accelerations in a crash. In general, the ...