IMPACT PERFORMANCE OF THE MINNESOTA 1.5 RADIUS PLATE BEAM GUARDRAIL (ABRIDGMENT)
The crashworthiness of a 1.5-m-radius plate beam guardrail was evaluated in a program that included two full-scale vehicle crash tests. A small-size and a full-size test vehicle were towed head-on into the median rail system. A description of the guardrail is given as well as a description and results of the test. The Minnesota plate beam guardrail performed rates factorily under full-scale, head-on impacts by both large and small automobiles.
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- Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Safety Appurtenances. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Buth, Eugene
- Button, Joe W
- Diethelm, Paul J
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 15-16
- Monograph Title: Photogrammetry, water quality, safety appurtenances, and shoulder design
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 594
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Frontal crashes; Guardrails; Performance tests; Vehicles
- Geographic Terms: Minnesota
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00148942
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 030902563X
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM