FULL-SCALE IMPACT TESTS ON CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE BRIDGE BARRIERS

The paper presents results of a test program to evaluate the performance of cast-in-place bridge barriers with the standard New Jersey shape. Impact tests were performed on full scale specimens using an impact pendulum facility. A mass suspended by steel cables from a 15.24 m (50 ft) high steel frame forms the outdoor facility, with the mass consisting of a steel box containing removable steel plates, a bumper arrangement, and a load cell to measure the variation of the impact force with time. Presented are typical plots of load vs time, acceleration vs time, and displacement vs time; and performance characteristics are described in terms of response to a sequence of impacts of increasing severity.

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• Authors:
  • Scanlon, A
  • McClure, R M
  • Aminmansour, A
• Conference:
  • Developments in Short and Medium Span Bridge Engineering. Third International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Date: 1990-8-7 to 1990-8-10
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 201-209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Cast in place concrete; Crash tests; Load cells; Pendulum tests; Performance evaluations; Steel structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00819788
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0921303157
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 28 2001 12:00AM