LITERATURE REVIEW OF SELECTED GUARDRAIL SYSTEMS. FINAL REPORT

The objective of this study was to determine if any of the guardrail systems currently in use in North Dakota are similar to any that have been tested and approved in accordance with NCHRP Report 230. Results of this study show that five of the six design features submitted for review have not been crash tested. It is recommended these five features be tested, four with minor modifications.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510

  North Dakota State Highway Department

  State Highway Building, Capitol Grounds
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mayer Jr, J B
• Publication Date: 1987-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guardrails; Structural design; Testing
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00468145
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proj No 06-1766
• Contract Numbers: Res Study (1)87(B)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM