Utility Pole Impact

Vehicle impact against a rigid utility pole is the worst scenario that the occupants of a car can find as compared with a flat barrier \cite{Hassan2005}. The contact area of the deformable barrier is higher than in the utility pole, which allows greater energy absorption and a lower penetration in the car thereby minimizing damage to the passengers. The concrete utility pole has infinite mass with a small contact area for transmitting energy that causes the utility pole penetrates on the car. In this case, the concrete utility pole presents little deflection under impact like the steel poles, but it breaks with small
deformations