NCHRP REPORT 350 EVALUATION OF THE NEBRASKA THRIE-BEAM TRANSITION

This project was initiated to develop a thrie-beam transition to a concrete bridge rail which is capable of passing the criteria set forth in NCHRP Report 350. The system currently used by the Nebraska Department of Roads was redesigned with the help of the BARRIER VII computer program. This redesigned system was subjected to one test with a 2000-kg pickup impacting the system at 100 km/h and 25 degrees. The vehicle was redirected in a stable and controlled manner, but considerable occupant compartment damage occurred during the impact, resulting in failure of the test.

• Record URL:
  • https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/20000/20700/20776/PB98148729.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
  2200 Vine Street, Whittier Building
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0853

  Nebraska Department of Roads

  1500 Highway 2, P.O. Box 94759
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68509

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pfeifer, B G
  • Faller, R K
  • Reid, J D
• Publication Date: 1998-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge railings; Computer aided design; Crash tests; Crashes; Guardrail transition sections; Guardrails; Impact; Loss and damage; Pickup trucks; Speed; Testing; Thrie beams
• Identifier Terms: NCHRP Report 350
• Uncontrolled Terms: Damages; Impact angle; Impact speed; Interior; Redirection
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749973
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRP-03-70-98, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: SPR-PL-1(34)P500
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 16 1998 12:00AM