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Title:

APPROACH GUARDRAIL TRANSITION FOR SINGLE-SLOPE CONCRETE BARRIERS

Accession Number:

00727320

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309062241

Abstract:

An approach guardrail transition for use with the single-slope concrete median barrier was developed and crash tested. The transition was constructed with 3.43-mm-thick (10-gauge) thrie-beam rail and was supported by nine W6 x 9 steel posts. Post spacings consisted of one at 292 mm (11.5 in.), five at 476 mm (1 ft 6.75 in.) and three at 952 mm (3 ft 1.5 in.). A structural tube spacer block (TS 7 x 4 x 3/16) was also developed for use with the thrie-beam rail. Two full-scale vehicle crash tests were performed, and the system was shown to meet the Test Level 3 requirements specified in NCHRP Report 350.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1528, Current Research on Roadside Safety Features.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Faller, R K
Soyland, K
Sicking, D L

Pagination:

p. 97-108

Publication Date:

1996

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1528
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309062241

Features:

Figures (8) ; Photos (26) ; References (15)

Identifier Terms:

NCHRP Report 350

Uncontrolled Terms:

Transition zones

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

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

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 21 1996 12:00AM

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