INSTALLATION OF A SAND-TIRE INERTIAL BARRIER SYSTEM IN CONNECTICUT

The Connecticut Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, has installed a Tire-Sand Inertial Barrier System at the junction of Routes 2 and 17 in Glastonbury. This system utilizes scrap tires as containers for the sand mass and supports fabricated from 55-gallon (208.1 liter) paint drums. Design, fabrication and construction details are presented for the selected test site. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Connecticut Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Planning and Research, 24 Wolcott Hill Road
  Wethersfield, CT  United States  06109

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lane, K R
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Construction; Design; Fabrication; Facilities; Inertia; Inertial navigation systems; Installation; Sand; Scrap; Test tracks; Tires
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130560
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-75-S0408 Intrm Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1976 12:00AM