BRIDGE DECK DESIGNS FOR RAILING IMPACTS

Current specifications by the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges set forth certain structural design requirements for bridge railings and the corresponding bridge decks. Observations of deck failure patterns in recent crash tests and observed deck failures at vehicle collision sites have raised questions concerning current specifications. The Texas Transportation Institute, in conjunction with the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, has been studying the problem on three types of bridge rail used in Texas. Full-scale deck sections with a post, a parapet, or an 8-ft section of railing were built and tested. The three types tested were the Texas T101, T202, and T5 bridge railings. The findings of this testing are reported herein.

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• Authors:
  • Arnold, Althea
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 10-18
• Monograph Title: SAFETY APPURTENANCES AND UTILITY ACCOMMODATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 970
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridge railings; Bridges; Crash tests; Crashes; Failure; Specifications; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394944
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037522
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM