MASH Compared to NCHRP 350
AASHTO’s "Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware" (MASH) (2009) and NCHRP Report 350, "Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features," (1993) represent uniform guidelines used to conduct full-scale crash tests for permanent and temporary highway safety features along with recommended evaluation criteria to assess the test results. The major differences between NCHRP 350 and MASH can be summarized as follows: Test vehicles are updated to reflect the 85th percentile of the United States’ passenger vehicle fleet; Impact condition criteria are modified to correct inconsistencies and to identify needed conditions; and Evaluation criteria are modified to correct subjective criteria and to better define other criteria. Additional details showing the differences between NCHRP 350 and MASH are discussed in this paper.
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Authors:
- Dreznes, Mike
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Conference:
- Roadside Safety Design and Devices: International Workshop
- Location: Milan , Italy
- Date: 2012-7-17 to 2012-7-17
- Publication Date: 2013-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Pagination: pp 7-10
- Monograph Title: Roadside Safety Design and Devices: International Workshop, July 17, 2012, Milan, Italy
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Circular
- Issue Number: E-C172
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0097-8515
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash cushions; Guardrails; Highway design; Highway safety; Performance tests; Roadside; Safety equipment; Test procedures; Truck mounted attenuators
- Identifier Terms: AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware; NCHRP Report 350
- Uncontrolled Terms: Roadside safety hardware
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01476936
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 27 2013 12:19PM