Analysis of vehicle damage in collisions with road safety barriers

Abstract

The theme of this thesis is the analysis of vehicle damage, which was caused by a collision with road safety barriers. The theoretical part describes the guardrail, their classification, structure, process design and methods of their testing, including criteria that must be met. Furthermore, the theoretical part describes the safety of vehicles in relation to the body structure and its material composition. The last chapter in this section is focused on the process of insurance companies in solving their clients' loss events. The second (practical) part is focused on defining the criteria that are important for the determination of certain facts in question accident. These criteria were drawn up based on the requirements of insurance companies while they were processed catalog. This catalog is the result of the work, which describes the happening of insured events, their assessment according to predefined criteria and estimate, if it is a plot manipulated insured or not. It can also be beneficial to insurance companies, which can be used as an aid in dealing with loss events