Current ICT Project |
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D. Kuchma (Primary)
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Free-Cutting Brass Breakaway Couplings
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| Start Date:
4/1/2007
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| End Date:
4/30/2009
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| Summary of Project: |
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Free-cutting brass breakaway coupling devices could be used to replace the currently used aluminum or steel couplings, and potentially save IDOT significant resources. An application process is also underway for a patent. The review, and as-needed or suggested modifications to this device, will be based on the results of physical testing and of calibrated finite element analysis (FEA). The physical testing will be contracted out by the UIUC research team, while the FEA will be performed by UIUC researchers.
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Objective of Project: |
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To evaluate the design of a free-cutting brass breakaway coupling device for use in supporting light poles.
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| Expected Outcome: |
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An evaluation of the energy absorbing capacity of different shapes of single, and multiple brass couplings. A prototype shape for brass couplings to use in full-scale crash testing.
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| Last Updated: 11/18/2009
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