DYNAMIC FULL SCALE IMPACT TESTS OF STEEL BRIDGE BARRIER RAILS SERIES XI

RESULTS ARE PRESENTED OF FULL SCALE DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTS OF A STEEL BRIDGE BARRIER DESIGN. BARRIERS WERE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE LATERAL VISIBILITY AND SELF-CLEANING OF THE BRIDGE. FOUR FULL SCALE DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTS OF A BASIC DESIGN AND TWO MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE BASIC BARRIER DESIGN AND ONE OF THE TWO MODIFICATIONS WILL ADEQUATELY RETAIN A VEHICLE AT AN ANGLE OF 25 DEGREES AND AT A SPEED OF 60 M.P.H. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914
• Authors:
  • Nordlin, E F
  • FIELD, R N
  • Stoker, R J
• Publication Date: 1967-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Dynamic tests; Metal bridges; Specimens; Steel bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Full scale specimens
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219693
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: Hpr-1/5/
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 21 1994 12:00AM