DYNAMIC TESTS OF TYPE 9 BRIDGE BARRIER RAIL AND TYPE 8 BRIDGE APPROACH- GUARDRAIL SERIES XVII

THE RESULTS ARE REPORTED OF ONE FULL SCALE VEHICLE IMPACT TEST INTO THE CALIFORNIA TYPE 9 BRIDGE BARRIER RAIL AND THREE TESTS INTO VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA TYPE 2 BRIDGE APPROACH GARDRAIL RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE TYPE 9 BRIDGE BARRIER RAIL DESIGN, AS TESTED, WILL ADEQUATELY RETAIN AND REDIRECT A 4500-LB. PASSENGER VEHICLE IMPACTING INTO IT AT 60 MPH/25 DEG. AS A RESULT OF THE THREE APPROACH RAIL TESTS, A BRIDGE APPROACH GUARDRAIL DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED WHICH WILL EFFECTIVELY RETAIN AND REDIRECT A PASSENGER VEHICLE IMPACTING AT 60 MPH/25 DEG. AS WELL AS PROVIDING CONTINUITY WITH THE BRIDGE BARRIER RAIL FOR AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING INSTALLATION. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr, D-4-59
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Materials and Research Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Nordlin, E F
  • Ames, W H
  • Hackett, R P
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Barriers (Roads); Bridge approaches; Bridge railings; Crash tests; Guardrails; Specimens; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Full scale specimens
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219725
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1994 12:00AM