Cing-Dao Kan, Professor/Director, Center for Collision Safety and Analysis (CCSA), College of Science, and Dhafer Marzougui, Associate Professor, CCSA, College of Science, are conducting crash tests.
They are working to evaluate the performance of safety hardware devices used by the National Park Service when cost, maintenance, and compatibility with the local setting are important. They aim to determine that the railings meet safety performance criteria.
The researchers received $1,435,019 from the Federal Highway Administration for this project. Funding began in Sept. 2026 and will end in March 2028.
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