ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF STATE CURB DESIGNS. TECHNICAL REPORT. FINAL REPORT

MGA Research Corporation has conducted a limited study on three curb types that have been designed by the State Highway Departments of the States of Arizona and New Hampshire using the Highway-Vehicle-Object-Simulation Model (HVOSM). The purpose of this study was to evaluate what effect these curb designs would have on the guidelines governing the placement of longitudinal barriers.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40948
• Corporate Authors:

  MGA Research Corporation

  12790 Main Road, P.O. Box 71
  Akron, NY  United States  14001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Griffith, D G
  • Segal, D J
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Curbs; Design; Guidelines; Location; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Placement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: G57-V-1
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM