DYNAMIC TESTS OF CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER SERIES XVI

RESULTS ARE PRESENTED OF A SERIES OF FULL SCALE DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTS OF A CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER DESIGN. THE DESIGN, DEVELOPED BY NEW JERSEY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, CONSISTS OF A CONTOURED NONREINFORCED CONCRETE WALL 32 INCHES HIGH. THREE TESTS WERE CONDUCTED AT VARYING SPEEDS AND APPROACH ANGLES. THE TEST BARRIER EFFECTIVELY CONTAINED AND REDIRECTED THE IMPACTING VEHICLE IN ALL THREE TESTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr-1/5/, D-4-37
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914
• Authors:
  • Nordlin, E F
  • FIELD, R N
  • Stoker, J R
• Publication Date: 1967-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Approach; Concrete; Contours; Crash tests; Dynamic tests; Median barriers; Speed; Vehicles; Walls
• Uncontrolled Terms: Approach angle
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219690
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 8 1994 12:00AM