Can't stress enough

While the exterior of a wood guardrail post may appear to be in good condition, the core can be decayed. As a result, there needs to be a way to look inside these posts in order to assess the condition. Departments of transportation (DOTs) in the U.S. and Canada were surveyed by the authors in order to determine what types of guardrails are being used and whether they are routinely inspected. Recommendations as to optimal inspection techniques, with an emphasis on the advantages of stress wave timing (SWT) are presented in this article

• Record URL:
  http://www.roadsbridges.com/can%E2%80%99t-stress-enough
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Authors:
  • Olszko, Evan
  • Bender, Don
• Publication Date: 2016-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 50, 52, 54-55
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guardrails; Highway safety; Inspection; Nondestructive tests; Posts; Wood
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stress wave tests
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01594452
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 24 2016 10:49AM