CONCRETE SAFETY BARRIER DESIGN

THE CONCRETE SAFETY BARRIER KNOWN AS THE SAFETY SHAPE IS PROVING TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN PREVENTING THE CROSS-MEDIAN TYPE HIGHWAY ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN IS ALSO PROVING EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE AND BARRIER IN THE MORE NUMEROUS LESSER-ANGLE IMPACT. MORE THAN 1,400 MILES (2,254 KM) OF THE SAFETY SHAPE BARRIER ARE NEW BUILT OR PLANNED FOR THE NATION'S HIGHWAYS. BASIC DESIGN FEATURES ARE DESCRIBED, INCLUDING JOINTING REQUIREMENTS, REINFORCEMENT, AND BASE RESTRAINTS. THE PAPER ILLUSTRATES THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE BY CONSTRUCTION AGENCIES IN ADAPTING THE SHAPE TO SECONDARY USES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROC PAPER 10356
• Authors:
  • Lokken, E C
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 151-68
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: te1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Concrete structures; Design; Median barriers; Prevention; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222383
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM