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OPTIMUM DESIGN OF PIN AND LOOP PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER CONNECTORS

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00490181

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Abstract:

Portable concrete barriers provide positive protection for highway work zones. Since the connection is often structurally the weakest part of the barrier system, connector design is a critical variable in barrier performance. A survey was conducted to determine which connectors are used by the states. The pin and loop connector is the most widely used, and for this reason, was singled out for analysis. This paper contains a static analysis of a pin and loop connector. The analysis, along with past crash test experience, is used to determine optimum pin and loop connector design. A table is included that lists the strengths of pin and loop connectors used by the states.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1198, Roadside Safety Features. 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:

Roadside safety features

Monograph Accession #:

01413999

Authors:

Loumiet, James
Graham, Jerry L
Migletz, James

Pagination:

p. 97-104

Publication Date:

1988

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1198
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309047722

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (7) ; Tables (2)

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Subject Areas:

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

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 31 1989 12:00AM

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