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Title: CRASH CUSHION FOR NARROW OBJECTS
Accession Number: 00387552
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: A crash cushion designed for narrow objects such as the end of the concrete safety shaped barrier is described. Features of the cushion are as follows: (a) it meets current safety performance standards, (b) it is constructed of readily available materials (steel barrels, thrie beams, steel channels, and steel cables), and (c) it is relatively inexpensive to install and maintain. Also presented in the paper are results of four full-scale vehicle crash tests conducted in accordance with recommended procedures in Transportation Research Circular 191. The crash cushion met the performance standards of the circular and NCHRP Report 230.
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Monograph Title: DEVELOPMENT OF SAFER HIGHWAY APPURTENANCES AND UTILITY POLES Monograph Accession #: 00396607
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Sicking, Dean LRoss Jr, Hayes EPagination: pp 16-25
Publication Date: 1983
Serial: Conference:
62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 0309036615
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
(10)
; Photos
(12)
; References
(6)
; Tables
(4)
TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM
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