Center for Transportation Computational Mechanics

Publications

Researchers in the Center for Transportation Computational Mechanics (CeTCoM) actively publish the results of their applied research. This important element of technology transfer enhances practitioners’ awareness of advancements in research and technology, and assists them with implementation of new state-of-the-art safety solutions and countermeasures at their respective user agencies.

Selected publications authored by CeTCoM researchers are listed below. Other publications can be found within the researchers’ resumes.

  • Abu-Odeh, A., Kim, K.-M., Williams, F.W., and Patten, C., “Crash Wall Design for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Retaining Wall Phase I: Engineering Analysis and Simulation”, TTI Report 405160-15, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, October 2010.

  • Abu-Odeh, A., Williams, W.F., Buth, C.E., and Kim, K.-M., “Development of a TL-3 Deep Beam Tubular Backup Bridge Rail”, Final report prepared for Ohio DOT, performed by Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, 2010.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, R.B. Albin, D.Olson. “Application of a Precast Concrete Barrier Adjacent to a Steep Roadside Slope.”  Transportation Research Record 2195, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010.

  • R.P. Bligh, J.-L. Briaud, K.-M. Kim, A.Y. Abu-Odeh. Design of Roadside Barrier Systems Placed on MSE Retaining Walls. NCHRP Report 663. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010.

  • R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges. Evaluation of Barriers for Very High Speed Roadways. 0-6071-2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2010.

  • C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, L.S. Chatham, D.L. Bullard, R.R. Haug, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-P2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2011.

  • C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, W.F. Williams, G. Fry. Collision Loads on Bridge Piers: Phase 2. Report of Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

  • C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

  • C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, M.S. Brackin, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Analysis of Large Truck Collisions with Bridge Piers: Phase 1. Report of Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2010.

  • N.M. Sheikh, M. Ferdous, R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh. Analysis of Roadside Safety Devices for Use on Very High-Speed Roadways. 0-6071-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2009.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Development and Testing of a Concrete Barrier Design for Use in Front Slope or On MSE Wall. 405160-00013-2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2009.

  • J.-L. Briaud, R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh, K. Kim, Stability Analysis and Full Scale Test of a Traffic Barrier-Moment Slab System, Transportation Research Record 2050, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2008.

  • R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges. Analysis of a Flexible Bridge Rail System for High-Speed Roadways, Research Report 0-5210-4, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, December 2008.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Crash Testing and Evaluation of the 12-ft Pinned F-shape Temporary Barrier. Report 405160-3-1/2a. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2008.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Crash Testing and Evaluation of F-Shape Barriers on Slopes. Research Report. 0-5210-3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2008.

  • Y.D. Murray, A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh. Evaluation of LS-DYNA Concrete Material Model 159. Final Report. FHWA-HRT-05-063. U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA, Washington, DC. May 2007.

  • W.L. Beason, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Development of a Low-Profile to F-Shape Transition Barrier Segment. Research Report. 0-5527-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2007.

  • R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, D.C. Alberson, A.Y. Abu-Odeh. Low-Deflection Portable Concrete Barrier. Transportation Research Record 1984, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2006.

  • D.L. Bullard, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, R.R. Haug, J.R. Schutt, B.J. Storey. Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design. NCHRP Report. 554. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2006.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, D.L. Bullard, C.E. Buth, D.C. Alberson, A. Abu-Odeh, H.E. Ross. Development of Energy-Absorbing End Terminal for Open Box Beam Guardrail. 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI. June 2006.

  • N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh. Analysis of the Impact Performance of Concrete Median Barrier Placed on or Adjacent to Slopes. Technical Report. 0-5210-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2006.

  • R.P. Bligh. Guardrail-to-Concrete Bridge Rail Transition for Low-Speed Roadways. Transportation Research Record 1904, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2005.

  • N.R. Seckinger, P.N. Roschke, A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh. Numerical simulation of mow strip subcomponents used with strong post guardrail systems. International Journal of Crashworthiness, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2005, pp. 419-427.

  • N.M. Sheikh, D.C. Alberson, D.L. Bullard. Development of Hybrid Energy-Absorbing Reusable Terminal for Roadside Safety Application. Journal of Transportation Research Board, Vol. 1904, 2005.

  • N.R. Seckinger, A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh, P.N. Roschke. Performance of Guardrail Systems Encased in Pavement Mow Strips. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 11, November 2005, pp. 851-860.

  • D.L. Bullard, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, R.R. Haug, J.R. Schutt, B.J. Storey. Aesthetic Concrete Barrier and Bridge Rail Design. 474630-5. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

  • R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Portable Concrete Traffic Barrier for Maintenance Operations. Technical Report. 0-4692-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2005.

  • R.P. Bligh. Finite Element Analysis of Roadside Safety Devices, PSR 0-1816-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2005.

  • R.P. Bligh, N.M. Sheikh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Development of Low-Deflection Precast Concrete Barrier. Technical Report. 0-4162-3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2005.

  • N.M. Sheikh, D.L. Bullard, D.C. Alberson. Development of a Hybrid Energy Absorbing Reusable Terminal (HEART) Using Finite Element Modeling in LS-DYNA for Roadside Safety Applications. 8th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI. May 2004.

  • R.P. Bligh, A. Abu-Odeh, M.E. Hamilton, N.R. Seckinger. Evaluation of Roadside Safety Devices Using Finite Element Analysis, Research Report 0-1816-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2004.

  • R.P. Bligh. Performance Evaluation of Guardfence to Bridge Rail Transitions, PSR 0-4564-S. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 2004.

  • R.P. Bligh, N.R. Seckinger, A. Abu-Odeh, P.N. Roschke, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Dynamic Response of Guardrail Systems Encased in Pavement Mow Strips, Research Report 0-4162-2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2004.

  • C.E. Buth, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Testing of Montana Portable Concrete Safety Shape Barriers. 474550-1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2003.

  • A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh, D.L. Bullard. Computer Simulations for Safer Urban Median Designs, 400091-WDT3 & 4. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2001.

  • A.Y. Abuodeh, R.P. Bligh, H.E. Ross. Finite Element Analysis of a Slip Base Luminaire Support. International Journal of Applied Finite Elements and Computer Aided Engineering. June 2000.

  • A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh. Side Impact Investigations of a Slip Base Luminaire Pole. Fourteenth Engineering Mechanics Conference, Austin, TX. May 2000.

  • K.K. Mak, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, S.K. Sanders. Crash Testing of Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Lumina, Plymouth Neon, and Dodge Caravan – In Support of Finite Element Computer Modeling, Project 472580. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 1999.

  • A. Abu-Odeh, R.P. Bligh, H.E. Ross. Finite Element Analysis of a Slip-Base Luminaire Support, FHWA-RD-96-212. Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA. April 1997.

  • H.E. Ross, R.P. Bligh, J.C. Liu. Evaluating the Benefits of Slope Rounding, Research Report 0468F-1F, Minnesota DOT Research Study No. 0468F, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, June 1993.

  • R.P. Bligh and K.K. Mak, Analytical Evaluation of Tennessee Guardrail, Transition, and End Treatment Designs–Volume II, Research Report 7166-2, Tennessee Department of Transportation Project 97101-0605-04, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, Feb. 1992.

  • D.L. Sicking, R.P. Bligh, H.E. Ross. Optimization of Strong Post W-Beam Guardrail, Research Report 1147-1F. Project No. 1147. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 1988.

  • R.P. Bligh, D.L. Sicking, H.E. Ross. Development of Guardrail to Bridge Rail Transition, Research Report 461-1F. Project No. 461. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 1988.