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Consultation Workshop on Standards for Testing Crash Barriers
November 28, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Objective:
CoERS at IIT Madras was continuously working towards road safety systems which will decrease the crashes to a major extent. The objective of this workshop includes:
- Improving the road restraint systems on Indian roads
- Discussion on International standards for Crash barrier testing
- Does India have standards for Crash Barrier Testing?
- Stake holder’s insights on drafting Indian standards for testing crash barriers
- What are the best practices that can be adopted in Crash barrier testing?
Agenda:
| Time | Event | Resource Person |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Opening Remarks & Context Setting
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Prof Venkatesh Balasubramanian, CoERS, IIT Madras |
| 11:45 – 11:55 | Address by the Chief Guest | Shri D. Sarangi, ADG Roads MoRTH |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Presentation – Overview of International Standards |
Dr. N Karuppiah, CoERS, IIT Madras |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Panel Discussion on “Is there a Need for India-Specific Standards for Crash Barriers?” | Piyush Shakya, Assist Prof, IIT Madras |
| 13:45 – 13:55 | Summary and Way forward |
Shri T Venkata Subramanian, CoERS, IIT Madras |
| 13:55 – 14:00 | Vote of Thanks | Dr. Srinath, Chief Manager, RBG Labs, IIT Madras |
Event Pictures:
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- Workshop Welcome note context set by Professor Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Professor, Department of Engineering Design IIT Madras and Head, Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS)
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- Shri. Venkata Subramanian read on behalf of the chief guest Shri. Sarangi, ADG MoRTH
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- Presentation by Dr. N Karuppiah on International crash barrier standards crash Testing
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- Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Piyush Shakya, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras