EN 1317
Steve Bowyer
Senior Engineer
Hill and Smith Ltd
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EN 1317
Suite of Performance Standards for the design, manufacture
& testing of vehicle restraint systems (VRS) to a common
European Standard.
First implemented in 1998, and kept updated by various CEN
committees and Working Groups.
Split into various sections.
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EN 1317 – Part 1 : 2010
Part 1 – Terminology and general criteria for test methods
Details the measurement of the performance of the VRS,
• Test site data,
• Definitions for VRS’s,
• Test vehicle specification,
• Vehicle instrumentation,
• Calculation methods to determine impact data for,
ASI (Acceleration Severity Index) &
THIV (Theoretical Head Impact Velocity),
• Vehicle cockpit deformation index (VCDI ) measurements.
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EN 1317 - Part 1 : 2010
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Part 2 – Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria and test
methods for safety barriers including vehicle parapets
Details the impact performance class of the VRS,
• Vehicle impact test criteria,
• Classes of containment,
• Working width,
• Vehicle intrusion,
• Impact severity levels.
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Vehicle impact test criteria
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Classes of containment
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Classes of containment
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Working Width
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Vehicle Intrusion
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EN 1317 – Part 2 : 2010
Impact Severity Level
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EN 1317 – Part 3 : 2010
Part 3 – Performance classes, impact test acceptance
criteria and test methods for crash cushions
Details the impact performance class of crash cushions.
Similar to the requirements as EN1317:2, with extra test
requirements and redirection zone classes. Impact
Severity Levels limited to A and B class only.
Two types:
Redirective – contains and redirect vehicles
Non-redirective – contains but does not redirect vehicles
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EN 1317 – Part 3 : 2010
Up to 5 compliant tests required at various angles.
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
Draft code Part 4 – Performance classes, impact
test acceptance criteria and test methods for
terminals and transitions.
Details the impact performance class of terminals
and transitions.
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
Terminals
Similar to the requirements as EN1317:2, but with
extra tests and redirection zone classes. Impact
Severity Levels limited to A and B class only.
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
Up to 4 compliant tests required at various angles.
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
Transitions
To the requirements as EN1317:2, however the
critical impact point can be determined by the test
house.
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
Terminals & Transitions
DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 is being revised and will be
split into two parts,
•EN 1317 – 2013(?) Part 4 detailing transition testing
•EN 1317 – 2013(?) Part 7 detailing terminal testing
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DD ENV 1317 – Part 4 : 2002
EN 1317 – 2013(?) Part 4 – Performance classes, impact test
acceptance criteria and test methods for transitions of safety
barriers.
(Formally transitions incorporated in DD ENV 1317: Part 4.)
Is likely to contain additional test requirements over DD ENV
1317: Part 4.
Computational mechanics likely to be used to determine critical
impact points.
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EN 1317 – Part 5 : 2007(2012)
Part 5 – Product requirements and evaluation of conformity for vehicle
restraint systems.
• Durability
• Factory Production Control (FPC)
• Evaluation of the Initial Type Testing (ITT)
• Evaluation of the VRS Installation Manual
• Reduced Test Matrix for similar VRS types
• Accepted modification categories against original ITT
• CE marking Declaration of Conformity and labelling
2012 revision to harmonise with latest EN1317 : Parts 1, 2 & 3.
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prEN 1317 – Part 6 : 2003
Part 6 – Pedestrian Restraint Systems; Pedestrian Parapets.
Specifies geometrical and technical requirements and defines design and
manufacture of pedestrian parapets on bridges carrying a road or cycle path or
footpath or on top of retaining walls and other similar elevated structures.
• Height and void/mesh classes defined
• Designed to Serviceability and Ultimate Limit States
• Dynamic, Static, Wind, Snow and accidental action loading cases assessed
• Durability requirements
• Verification by Dynamic and Static load testing
• Evaluation of Conformity and labelling
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prEN 1317 – Part 6 : 2003
prEN/TR1317 Part 6 will shortly be issued as a
Technical Report.
‘Technical Reports (TRs) are documents produced
within a CEN Technical Committee that provide
background information, for example on how to
implement standards in specific cases.’
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EN 1317 – Part 7 : 2013(?)
Part 7 – Performance classes, impact test acceptance criteria
and test methods for terminals of safety barriers.
(Formally terminals incorporated in DD ENV 1317: Part 4.)
Part 7 is likely to contain up to 2 more test requirements per
terminal class than DD ENV 1317: Part 4.
Performance classes will be designated as T50 to T110(km/h),
formally P1 to P4.
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prEN/TS 1317 – Part 8 : 2012(?)
Part 8 –Motorcycle road restraint systems which reduce the impact severity of
motorcyclist collisions with safety barriers.
Specifies the requirements for the impact performance of (Powered Two Wheeler)
PTW rider protection systems to be fitted to barriers or for the rider protection
aspect of the barrier itself.
(The performance of the impacting vehicle on the motorcycle restraint system is
assessed according to EN 1317 parts 1 & 2).
• Full scale on-ground sliding impact testing of ATD (Anthromorphic Test Dummy)
• Three test configurations, on post, offset post and mid span of posts
• Two test speed classes, 60 and 70 km/h
• Two severity levels
• Determination of dummy test Working Width, Wd
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prEN/TS 1317 – Part 8 : 2012(?)
Full scale on-ground sliding impact testing of ATD
(Anthromorphic Test Dummy).
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prEN/TS 1317 – Part 8 : 2012(?)
Two severity levels
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prEN/TS 1317 – Part 8 : 2012(?)
Determination of dummy test Working Width, Wd
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prEN/TS 1317 – Part 8 : 2012(?)
prEN/TS1317 Part 8 will shortly be issued as a Technical
Specification.
‘Technical Specifications (TSs) can be used by CEN
Technical Committees as a European Pre-Standard for
innovative features of technology. They are also helpful in a
case where various alternatives need to co-exist in
anticipation of future harmonization.’
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Thank you for your attention
Steve Bowyer
Senior Engineer
Hill and Smith Ltd
United Kingdom
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