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Title: CRASH TEST PERFORMANCE OF A PROTOTYPE LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE ENERGY-ABSORBING GUARDRAIL SYSTEM
Accession Number: 00203546
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE RESULTS OF A SERIES OF CRASH TESTS COMPARING THE PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD G4 GUARDRAIL WITH THAT OF A SIMILAR GUARDRAIL EQUIPPED WITH ENERGY-ABSORBING CARTRIDGES CONSTRUCTED OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE ARE PRESENTED. TEST RESULTS INDICATE THAT CARTRIDGES CAN REDUCE ACCELERATION LOADS ON VEHICLES BY 20 TO 30 PERCENT, IMPROVE RESISTANCE TO POCKETING AND OVERRIDING, AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS IN SOME INSTANCES. CARTRIDGE DESIGN IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING HARDWARE AND IS ADAPTABLE TO SPECIAL NEEDS. THE LOW COST OF THE CARTRIDGES SUGGESTS A FAVORABLE COST-BENEFIT RATIO. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: Sponsored by Committee on Traffic Safety Barriers and Sign, Signal and Lighting Supports and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410278
Authors: Warner, Charles YWalker, Grant WPagination: pp 13-18
Publication Date: 1971
Serial: Conference:
50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
(5)
; References
(4)
; Tables
(3)
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM
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