Approach guardrail transition for single-slope concrete barriers

Ronald K. Faller; Ketil Soyland; Dean L. Sicking

doi:10.3141/1528-10

Approach guardrail transition for single-slope concrete barriers

Ronald K. Faller, Ketil Soyland, Dean L. Sicking

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

An approach guardrail transition for use with the single-slope concrete median barrier was developed and crash tested. The transition was constructed with 3.43-mm-thick (10-gauge) thrie-beam rail and was supported by nine W6 × 9 steel posts. Post spacings consisted of one at 292 mm (11.5 in.), five at 476 mm (1 ft 6.75 in.), and three at 952 mm (3 ft 1.5 in.). A structural tube spacer block (TS 7 × 4 × 3/16) was also developed for use with the thrie-beam rail. Two full-scale vehicle crash tests were performed, and the system was shown to meet the Test Level 3 requirements specified in NCHRP Report 35O: Recommended Procedures for the Safetr Performance Evaluation of Highway Features.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	97-108
Number of pages	12
Journal	Transportation Research Record
Issue number	1528
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3141/1528-10
State	Published - 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Access to Document

10.3141/1528-10

Cite this

@article{0f10d21a2e264476974305d59dcb8003,

title = "Approach guardrail transition for single-slope concrete barriers",

abstract = "An approach guardrail transition for use with the single-slope concrete median barrier was developed and crash tested. The transition was constructed with 3.43-mm-thick (10-gauge) thrie-beam rail and was supported by nine W6 × 9 steel posts. Post spacings consisted of one at 292 mm (11.5 in.), five at 476 mm (1 ft 6.75 in.), and three at 952 mm (3 ft 1.5 in.). A structural tube spacer block (TS 7 × 4 × 3/16) was also developed for use with the thrie-beam rail. Two full-scale vehicle crash tests were performed, and the system was shown to meet the Test Level 3 requirements specified in NCHRP Report 35O: Recommended Procedures for the Safetr Performance Evaluation of Highway Features.",

author = "Faller, {Ronald K.} and Ketil Soyland and Sicking, {Dean L.}",

year = "1996",

doi = "10.3141/1528-10",

language = "English (US)",

pages = "97--108",

journal = "Transportation Research Record",

issn = "0361-1981",

publisher = "US National Research Council",

number = "1528",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Approach guardrail transition for single-slope concrete barriers

AU - Faller, Ronald K.

AU - Soyland, Ketil

AU - Sicking, Dean L.

PY - 1996

Y1 - 1996

N2 - An approach guardrail transition for use with the single-slope concrete median barrier was developed and crash tested. The transition was constructed with 3.43-mm-thick (10-gauge) thrie-beam rail and was supported by nine W6 × 9 steel posts. Post spacings consisted of one at 292 mm (11.5 in.), five at 476 mm (1 ft 6.75 in.), and three at 952 mm (3 ft 1.5 in.). A structural tube spacer block (TS 7 × 4 × 3/16) was also developed for use with the thrie-beam rail. Two full-scale vehicle crash tests were performed, and the system was shown to meet the Test Level 3 requirements specified in NCHRP Report 35O: Recommended Procedures for the Safetr Performance Evaluation of Highway Features.

AB - An approach guardrail transition for use with the single-slope concrete median barrier was developed and crash tested. The transition was constructed with 3.43-mm-thick (10-gauge) thrie-beam rail and was supported by nine W6 × 9 steel posts. Post spacings consisted of one at 292 mm (11.5 in.), five at 476 mm (1 ft 6.75 in.), and three at 952 mm (3 ft 1.5 in.). A structural tube spacer block (TS 7 × 4 × 3/16) was also developed for use with the thrie-beam rail. Two full-scale vehicle crash tests were performed, and the system was shown to meet the Test Level 3 requirements specified in NCHRP Report 35O: Recommended Procedures for the Safetr Performance Evaluation of Highway Features.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030232288&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0030232288&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3141/1528-10

DO - 10.3141/1528-10

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0030232288

SN - 0361-1981

SP - 97

EP - 108

JO - Transportation Research Record

JF - Transportation Research Record

IS - 1528

ER -

Approach guardrail transition for single-slope concrete barriers

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this