STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SAFETY: NEW HIGHWAY STRUCTURES DESIGN CONCEPTS; FINAL REPORT

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED WHICH WERE CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPING NEW, CABLE SUPPORTED STRUCTURES DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT WILL PERMIT REMOVAL OF MASSIVE SUPPORT STRUCTURES FROM THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY. DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ARE DISCUSSED IN IDENTIFICATION OF BRIDGE CONCEPTS AND SIGN AND LIGHTING SYSTEM CONCEPTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO NEW, SAFETY RELATED DESIGN CRITERIA. SIXTEEN BRIDGE CONCEPTS WERE EXAMINED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR POTENTIALS IN RESPONDING TO THE NEW CRITERIA; EIGHT OF THE SIXTEEN DESIGN SCHEMES WERE SELECTED FOR SUBSEQUENT PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND CONCEPT DESIGNS. SIMILARLY, FOUR SIGN SUPPORT STRUCTURE CONCEPTS AND FOUR LIGHTING SYSTEM SUPPORT STRUCTURE CONCEPTS WERE SELECTED FOR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND CONCEPT DESIGNS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510
• Authors:
  • Minor, J E
  • Bronstad, M E
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Design; Highway bridges; Highway safety; Highways; Sign supports; Signs; Street lighting; Structures; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Sign structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220725
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 3 Vol
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1970 12:00AM