A TRUCK-MOUNTED PORTABLE MAINTENANCE BARRIER

A truck-mounted portable maintenance barrier is described. The barrier is designed to provide a reasonable degree of positive protection in short-duration work zones where it is not practical to use conventional barriers. It consists of a steel barrier section supported between two maintenance trucks. The barrier section is towed to the work zone on a specially fabricated transport dolly. On-site deployment can be accomplished by a crew of two men in 15 min or less. The barrier is highly maneuverable in the deployed configuration so that it can be easily repositioned as the work progresses. Three full-scale crash tests were conducted to demonstrate the impact performance of the barrier.

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• Authors:
  • Beason, W Lynn
  • Ross Jr, Hayes E
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-8
• Monograph Title: Application of safety appurtenances
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1024
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barricades; Crash tests; Maintenance equipment; Portable equipment; Temporary barriers; Trucks; Work zone traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457485
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309039134
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM