Development and Testing of a Low-Profile Barrier

Over the course of this project, a low-profile longitudinal barrier was developed and tested in accordance with the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350. The low-profile barrier has a height of 18" and consists of a 40x12" footing with a 6" curb and rectangular rail. Two full-scale crash tests were conducted and both tests met the NCHRP Report 350 evaluation criteria for TL-2 longitudinal barriers. The low-profile barrier tested in this project is recommended for approval on California highways in areas designated as Test Level 2.

• Record URL:
  https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/final-reports/ca10-0645-finalreport-a11y.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/api/presign-file/ark%253A%252F13030%252Fm5np285g/3/producer%252Fca10-0645-finalreport-a11y.pdf
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• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Research and Innovation
  1227 O Street, MS-83
  Sacramento, CA  United States  94273-0001
• Authors:
  • Her, Vue
  • Jewell, John
  • Meline, Robert
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Bridge railings; Crash tests; Guardrails; Median barriers
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01488655
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/CA10-0645, CA10-0645
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 1 2013 9:09AM