DYNAMIC TESTS OF BOX BEAM MEDIAN BARRIER

RESULTS OF A SERIES OF FULL SCALE DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTS OF A STEEL BOX MEDIAN BARRIER DESIGN ARE REPORTED. THE BASIC BARRIER DESIGN ARE REPORTED. THE BASIC BARRIER DESIGN, DEVELOPED BY NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CONSISTS OF A STRUCTURAL STEEL BOX BEAM 6 X 8 X 1/4 IN. MOUNTED 27 IN. HIGH ON 315.7 STEEL POSTS. RESULTANT DATA FROM THREE DYNAMIC TESTS OF MODIFIED POST-TO-BEAM CONNECTIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE DYNAMICS, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914
• Authors:
  • Nordlin, E F
  • FIELD, R N
  • Stoker, J R
• Publication Date: 1967-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box beams; Crash tests; Dynamic tests; Joints; Median barriers; Posts; Structural steel
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203136
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: Hpr-1/5/
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1994 12:00AM