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Title: PERFORMANCE OF A THRIE-BEAM STEEL-POST BRIDGE-RAIL SYSTEM
Accession Number: 00457487
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Twelve full-scale crash tests were performed to evaluate the performance of a thrie-beam bridge-rail system. The railing consisted of 10-gauge thrie-beam steel rail attached to W6x9 steel posts spaced at 8 ft 4 in. Posts were attached to the deck by using base plates and anchor bolts. The system was tested both with and without a 6-in. curb with the rail at a height of 33 in. (measured from the deck) for both designs. Also tested were transitions from W-beam guiderail on S3x5.7 posts to thrie-beam guiderail on W6x9 posts and from the thrie-beam guiderail to the bridge rail. Tests with both 4,500- and 1,800-lb vehicles showed that the railing system generally meets the recommended performance standards in NCHRP Report 230.
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Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Safety Appurtenances.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01419403
Authors: Bryden, James EPhillips, Richard GEditors: Kassabian, NaomiPagination: pp 18-27
Publication Date: 1985
Serial: ISBN: 0309039134
Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM
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