At the request of the Norwegian government, VTI has conducted crash-tests with barriers that are designed to protect against hostile vehicle attacks. The tests were conducted in April and have contributed to Norway now having a better level of protection for the government quarter in Oslo.
Photo: Jan Wenäll/VTI
At the request of the Norwegian government, VTI has conducted crash-tests with barriers that are designed to protect against hostile vehicle attacks. The tests were conducted in April and have contributed to Norway now having a better level of protection for the government quarter in Oslo.
There are already vehicle barriers around the Norwegian government buildings, but the new barriers can better cope with a cold climate with snow and salt. The level of safety and functionality is as good as before, but operation and maintenance are significantly easier. Costs for operation and maintenance will also be lower than earlier.
”We have conducted pretty tough tests of the new solution. Crash-tests in Sweden gave a visual confirmation that the solution works”, says Jard Bringedal Project Director for the New Government Quarter, in a press release.
VTI has recently started offering this type of test at the crash-test track in Linköping (see fact box). The method is known as IWA 14-1:2014 and offers more than 30 different types of test.
”The method is different as it does not focus on the safety of the driver, but rather on effectively stopping the vehicle. One of the most important results is the distance that a vehicle manages to travel after passing the barrier”, says Jan Wenäll who is responsible for VTI’s crash-test track.
As the film shows, the lorry was effectively stopped, given the conditions for the test.
Facts:
With start in 2023, VTI’s crash-test track offers testing of barrier systems in accordance with IWA 14-1:2014 (International Workshop Agreement 14-1:2014). The method is used to test and classify solutions designed to stop hostile vehicle attacks. Within the method there are nine different vehicle sizes that the customer can select along with seven different test speeds, from 16 km/h up to 112 km/h. The method describes about 30 different possible test configurations.
Text: Mikael Sönne
Contact
- Jan Wenäll Research Engineer jan.wenall@vti.se
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