SUPPLEMENTARY STUDIES IN HIGHWAY ILLUMINATION - FINAL REPORT

TWELVE INTERIM REPORTS GENERATED BY THIS STUDY ARE SUMMARIZED. THE FOLLOWING BROAD AREAS ARE COVERED: (1) CONVENTIONAL ROADWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS, (2) ROADSIDE SIGN VISIBILITY, (3) IMPACT BEHAVIOR OF LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS, (4) DISABILITY VEILING BRIGHTNESS, (5) DESIGN OF A MULTI DIRECTIONAL SLIP BASE FOR BREAK-AWAY LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS, (6) FATIGUE OF CAST ALUMINUM BASES, AND (7) HIGH MAST (100- 150 FOOT) LIGHTING. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE USEFUL FROM A LIGHTING SYSTEMS DESIGN STANDPOINT. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  College Station, TX  United States  77840

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Walton, N E
  • Rowan, N J
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Breakaway supports; Brightness; Fatigue (Mechanics); Height; Illuminating engineering; Lighting equipment; Posts; Street lighting; Traffic signs; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Cast aluminum alloys; Illumination engineering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2-8-64-75
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM