Determination of Vehicle Impact Loads According to Different Design Codes

Building structures are designed to withstand various unforeseen impacts and loads – impact, explosion, derailment, etc. The design must limit the possibility of structural failure due to an unknown cause. Shock impacts are characterized depending on the intensity and duration of the impact. Therefore, the elements of the structure can demonstrate different behavior and failures under different concentrated external impacts, including local failures or those on the whole structure. Depending on local legislation, different structural design codes apply. This paper explores the difference between the design codes for the impact loads. A comparative analysis is made at high speed on the road, as well as at low speed when parking.