Dhafer Marzougui, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, and Cing-Dao Kan, Professor/Director, Center for Collision Safety and Analysis, College of Science, received funding for: “NCHRP Project 03-110-01.”
Marzougui and Kan aim to identify and evaluate the crash performance of breakaway sign and luminaire supports and crashworthy work-zone traffic control devices that are non-proprietary and commonly used.
The researchers will examine in-service safety performance, potential failure modes (and, if possible, design modifications that might address those failure modes), and their likelihood to comply with the current crash test criteria.
Regarding the significance of this research, Marzougui said, “The findings from this research will contribute to the design and development of enhanced roadside hardware, which in turn will improve the overall transportation safety by reducing the risks associated with vehicle crashes.”
Marzougui and Kan received $313,502 from the National Academies of Sciences on a subaward from the Federal Highway Administration for this research. Funding began in Aug. 2024 and will end in July 2025.
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