ROADSIDE SAFETY STRUCTURES

CRASH BARRIERS FOR RESERVE AREAS AND SHOULDERS OF HIGHWAYS ARE DESCRIBED. THE REQUIREMENTS A CRASH BARRIER MUST SATISFY ARE FORMULATED. THE TYPES OF STRUCTURES RESULTING FROM THE RESEARCH ARE REVIEWED; THE FLEXIBLE TWO OFFSET GUIDE RAIL BARRIER IS THE MOST SUITABLE. DETAILS OF THE STRUCTURES ARE SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS. THE LAST CHAPTER DISCUSSES DISCONTINUITIES IN SAFETY STRUCTURES FOR ROADSIDES, BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept 1970-6, 59 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Bridges; Guardrails; Guides to information; Roadside structures; Safety; Safety equipment; Specifications; Viaducts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Requirement
• Old TRIS Terms: Guides
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221168
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 26 1971 12:00AM