DYNAMIC TEST SHOWS ADVANTAGES OF WOOD SIGN POST

THE RESULTS OF A RECENT TEST AT GENERAL MOTORS PROVING GROUND ON A BREAKAWAY WOOD SIGN POST HAS RESULTED IN THE EXTENSIVE USE OF 4-INCH BY 6-INCH AND 6-INCH BY 8-INCH BREAKAWAY SIGN POSTS BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE INITIAL TEST IS PRESENTED TO SHOW THE SAFETY ADVANTAGES OFFERED WITH THE BREAKAWAY WOOD SIGN INSTALLATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST, CONDITIONS WERE SIMULATED, FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES, AS IN THE 8# STEEL-POST TEST USING WOOD INSTEAD OF STEEL AS THE SUPPORT MATERIAL. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 47, No 11, PP 12-13, 20-21
• Corporate Authors:

  Wood Preserving

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• Publication Date: 1969-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Breakaway supports; Dynamic tests; Posts; Signs; Steel; Wood
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220679
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM