SAFETY FENCES /IN SPANISH/

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE STATE OF THE ART OF SAFETY FENCES AND STUDIES THE CRITERIA FOR THEIR INSTALLATION. VARIOUS TYPES OF FENCES ARE PRESENTED TOGETHER WITH THE RESULTS OF FULL-SCALE TESTS. TABLES AND GRAPHS ARE GIVEN TO HELP IN THE SELECTION OF A FENCE AS A FUNCTION OF THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO BE PREVENTED. ONE PART OF THE ARTICLE IS DEVOTED TO THE THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHYSICAL IMPACT OF THE VEHICLE AGAINST THE FENCE. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bol Inf Lte, Madrid /Spain

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• Authors:
  • Sanchez-blanco, V
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 66-92
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 78

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Crash tests; Facilities; Guardrails; Installation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203315
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM