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Title:

BOX-BEAM BURSTER ENERGY-ABSORBING TERMINAL BRIDGE PIER PROTECTION SYSTEM

Accession Number:

00966555

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

A new box-beam burster energy-absorbing terminal (BEAT) bridge pier (BEAT-BP) protection system was successfully crash tested according to the safety performance criteria presented in National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350. The system comprises two BEAT crash cushions and a frame that envelops the bridge piers. Because of the close proximity to the piers, the system has a footprint significantly smaller than those of the other available options. Three crash tests were considered necessary to evaluate the BEAT-BP protection system and were conducted successfully: a pickup truck critical impact point (CIP) transition test at a bridge pier (Test Designation 3-21), a pickup truck CIP test at the connection between the crash cushion and the tubular frame structure (Test Designation 3-38), and a pickup truck end-on test for the crash cushion (Test Designation 3-31). A total of four crash tests were conducted, including one failed test (Test BP-2). The BEAT-BP protection system performed satisfactorily in all three required crash tests, meeting all evaluation criteria set forth in the guidelines of NCHRP Report 350.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1851, Highway and Facility Design 2003.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Rohde, J R
Sicking, D L
Reid, J D

Pagination:

p. 74-82

Publication Date:

2003

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1851
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

030908587X

Features:

Figures (2) ; Photos (17) ; References (5) ; Tables (1)

Identifier Terms:

NCHRP Report 350

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 9 2003 12:00AM

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