First Name:
Eduardo
Last Name:
Arispe
Telephone:
(202) 493-3291
Email:
Role Title:
Research Mechanical Engineer
Team:
Roadway Team
Office:
Office of Safety Research and Development
Office Code:
HRDS-10
Backup Person:
Area of Expertise:
Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL)
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Manage the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory and Roadside Safety research program
- Maintain certification of the crash test lab and the test data
- Advance the use of dynamic finite element analysis software to design crashworthy roadside safety structures and predict vehicle crash outcomes
- Coordinate efforts related to motorcycle crashes into barriers
- Coordinate investigations of suspension and steering component failures in angular crashes
- Develop testing protocols for dynamic impact testing for various research needs