EVALUATION OF CRASH CUSHIONS CONSTRUCTED OF LIGHTWEIGHT CELLULAR CONCRETE
LIGHTWEIGHT CELLULAR CONCRETE CRASH CUSHIONS HAVE NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS ARE BEING MADE IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SAFETY DEVICES AND PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THE MOST RECENT VEHICLE CRASH TESTS. THIS CRASH CUSHION IS COMPOSED OF VERMICULITE CONCRETE, LIGHTWEIGHT WELDED WIRE FABRIC, AND CYLINDRICAL CARDBOARD FORMS. AT THE PRESENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE CRASH CUSHION IS AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS MOTORISTS FROM COLLISIONS WITH RIGID OBSTACLES WHETHER THEY COLLIDE IN A HEAD-ON OR SIDE-ANGLE ATTITUDE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Sponsored by Committee on Traffic Safety Barriers and Sign, Signal and Lighting Supports. 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.
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Authors:
- Ivey, Don L
- Buth, Eugene
- Hirsch, T J
- Viner, John G
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Conference:
- 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
- Publication Date: 1972
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 10-18
- Monograph Title: Traffic safety barriers, lighting supports and dike slopes
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 386
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash cushions; Crash tests; Crashes; Lightweight concrete; Testing
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00203653
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: No 386
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 9 1972 12:00AM