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How a More Forgiving Roadside Could Impact Severity of Crashes

August 3, 2022

Side roads, main roads, and highways have seemingly transformed into race tracks or obstacle courses during the last couple of years. Drivers slowing down, wearing seatbelts and not being under the influence can help reduce the number of deaths on roads; however, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers are also working on other ways to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crash testing, roadway deaths, Robert Wunderlich, Roger Bligh, safety

The TxDOT/TTI Team: Making Roadside Safety History

September 1, 2016

As the temperature hovered around 100 degrees on August 9, 2016, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) roadside safety device experts and a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) transportation engineer gathered on a runway at the Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus. They were hoping to witness a historic crash test under TxDOT’s Roadside Safety Device Crash-Testing […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 52, Number 3 Tagged With: crash test simulation, crash testing, roadside safety, short-radius guardrail, sign-post mount

TTI Becoming Known for Expertise in Retrofitting Bridges

December 1, 2014

Transportation research often focuses on finding safer and more efficient ways of doing things. A case in point is older bridges. Some features may need to be modernized to make older bridges safer and more reliable. “The nation’s infrastructure is wearing out,” says William Williams, an associate research engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 50, Number 4 Tagged With: bridge barrier, crash testing, design, infrastructure, retrofit, roadside safety

National Crash-Testing Standards: TTI Makes a Big Impact with 18-Wheelers

December 1, 2012

At TTI’s crash facility, a fully loaded 18-wheeler traveling at 50 mph slammed into a concrete barrier placed on top of a retaining wall. The data from the unique crash test will prove vital.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 48, Number 4 Tagged With: 18-wheeler, barrier, crash testing, design, national standards, NCHRP, safety

Another TTI First: Broadcasting Crash Tests

October 4, 2012

On Sept. 26, for the first time in Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) history, a crash test at TTI’s Proving Grounds was broadcast live via the Internet to clients and stakeholders across the country. Providing live streaming crash tests was the brainchild of Dean Alberson, assistant agency director and manager of the TTI Crashworthy Structures […]

Filed Under: MyTTI News, News Tagged With: crash testing, design, infrastructure, NCHRP, retaining wall, roadside safety, safety, semi-truck, tractor-trailer

Historic Architectural Feature Could Help Thwart Terrorist Attacks

May 30, 2012

A potential new physical security barrier—historically known as a “ha-ha wall”—was first tested this week at the Texas Transportation Institute Proving Grounds in Bryan, Texas.  On hand to witness the test were Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Texas A&M System Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering M. Katherine Banks.  The test, sponsored […]

Filed Under: MyTTI News, News Tagged With: crash testing, homeland security, physical security

Crash Survivor Credits TTI’s Technology for Saving His Life

August 5, 2011

If you drive much around Texas or around the country, there is no doubt you have seen the ET-2000 in use on guardrails. Watch this testimonial of a roadside crash survivor, Donny Ohana, and one of the inventors of this TTI-developed technology, Hayes Ross, that Ohana says saved his life. For more information about TTI’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crash testing, roadside safety

Security Is More Than a State of Mind

December 1, 2010

“9/11 changed everything.” Nearly a decade after the deadliest foreign attack on American soil in our nation’s history, that phrase is almost a cliche. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it any less true. In medieval times, the main gate, or portcullis, was the most important part of a castle’s security. If the gate was breeched, enemy […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 46, Number 4 Tagged With: border security, crash testing, hazardous materials, homeland security, security

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