METRICATION OF ROADSIDE HARDWARE

The metrication of roadside hardware is detailed in the revised edition of the "Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier Rail Hardware." This article highlights the most important recommendations regarding specifications, guardrails, bridge railings, and concrete median barriers. The most useful feature of the new guide is the exclusive use of the International System of Units (SI)--a modernized metric system, which will be an invaluable resource to states in the process of converting their roadside hardware standards to SI prior to the September 30, 1996, deadline.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/95summer/p95su3.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ray, M H
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 3-5
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge railings; Design; Guardrails; Guidelines; Median barriers; Metric system; Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Appurtenances; Metric system changeover
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00681566
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 1995 12:00AM