CRASH-BARRIER RESEARCH AND APPLICATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

IN THE NETHERLANDS THE INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH CARRIED OUT RESEARCH INTO THE MOST SUITABLE CRASH BARRIERS FOR SOFT SOIL AND FOR BRIDGES. BASED ON A NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS, THE RESEARCH RESULTED IN A SERIES OF STRUCTURES THAT PROVIDE OPTIMUM PROTECTION IN SOFT SOIL AND ON BRIDGES UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. THE BARRIERS COMPRISE IN PRINCIPLE A HORIZONTAL BEAM CONSISTING OF 2 W-SHAPED RAILS AND SPACERS EVERY 1.33 M, PROVIDED IF NECESSARY WITH DIAGONAL BARS, AND OF POSTS WITH VARIOUS STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS. ON THIS BASIS, THE NETHERLANDS AUTHORITIES ISSUED PROVISIONAL GUIDENLINES FOR CRASH BARRIERS IN SOFT SOIL AND ON BRIDGES ON AND OVER EXPRESSWAYS. THESE ARE NOW BEING USED GENERALLY ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1973/460/460-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Traffic Safety Barriers and Sign, Signal and Lighting Supports. 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.
• Authors:
  • Paar, H G
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 40-48
• Monograph Title: Traffic safety barriers and lighting supports
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 460
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Bars (Building materials); Beams; Bridge design; Bridges; Crash injury research; Crashes; Foreign; Guidelines; Highways; Research; Soft rock; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222353
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM