CRASH TEST EVALUATION OF STRONG-POST, ENERGY-ABSORBING GUARDRAIL USING A LAPPED W-BEAM FOR TRANSITIONS AND MEDIAN BARRIERS

CRASH TESTS, INCLUDING TESTS WITH HUMAN DRIVERS, WERE PERFORMED TO EVALUATE A LAPPED W-SECTION STRONG-POST GUARDRAIL DESIGNED FOR TRANSITION SECTIONS AND MEDIAN BARRIERS. ENERGY-ABSORBING CARTRIDGES WERE USED TO LIMIT THE VEHICLE LOADS IMPOSED WHILE KEEPING RAIL DEFLECTION TO A MINIMUM. RESULTS SHOW THAT FULL-SIZED CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES CAN SURVIVE IMPACTS AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH AND AN ANGLE OF 10 DEG WITHOUT COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1972/386/386-008.pdf
• 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.
• Authors:
  • Walker, Grant W
  • Warner, Charles Y
• 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 78-87
• Monograph Title: Traffic safety barriers, lighting supports and dike slopes
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 386
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Energy absorbing materials; Guardrails; Median barriers; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transition zones
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203659
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 386
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 9 1972 12:00AM