SAFER SIGN AND LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS. TASK F. LABORATORY ACCEPTANCE TESTING FOR SIGN AND LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS. VOLUME I

The report recommends a laboratory test procedure that can be used to test luminaires and sign supports. A discussion of past and present acceptance standards is given, along with a detailed study of analysis techniques that can be used to investigate the events of an impact. Automobile crush characteristics are reviewed with respect to their role in an impact and a subjective look at the human tolerance level is given. A laboratory test procedure is then defined along with criteria describing what is or is not acceptable. A detailed description of this testing provides a basis for determining the acceptability of a luminaire or sign support.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 5 reports PC E12, PB-264 942-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  ENSCO, Incorporated

  5400 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Owings, R P
  • Adair, J W
  • Rudd, T J
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 123 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Engineering tolerance; Footings; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Highways; Honeycomb structures; Laboratory tests; Luminaires; Research; Safety; Standards; Structural supports; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Supports; Tolerances
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76- 32 Final Rpt., FCP 31F2-062
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8118
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM