Safety Performance Evaluation of a Non-proprietary Type III Barricade for Use in Work Zones

Karla Lechtenberg, Ronald Faller, Jennifer Rasmussen, Mojdeh Asadollahi Pajouh

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Abstract

Work-zone traffic control devices, such as Type III barricades, must satisfy impact safety standards to improve safety and minimize risk for the motoring public traveling within work zones and on our highways and roadways. More specifically, this study focused on developing improved methods and products for addressing safety and mobility in work zones by evaluating new technologies and methods, thereby enhancing the safety and efficiency of traffic operations and highway workers. The non-proprietary, Type III barricade had three horizontal High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) panels with a 1,219-mm × 762-mm × 2-mm aluminum sign attached to the top two barricade panels. The barricade panels were attached to two Perforated Square Steel Tubing (PSST) uprights, which were inserted into two PSST vertical stubs welded to two PSST legs. All PSST was galvanized ASTM 1011 Grade 55 steel. A 22.7-kg sandbag was placed on top of the end of each leg. A Type A/C warning light was attached to the front of the top barricade panel and upright at both upright locations. All of the impacts on the non-proprietary Type III barricade systems resulted in acceptable safety performance according to MASH 2016. Since the system is non-proprietary, any manufacturer could provide the components as long as they had similar dimensions and material grade as the as-tested system. It is anticipated that the Type III barricade without an attached aluminum sign panel would perform equivalent to or better than the system tested with a sign panel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Road Infrastructure and Mobility - Proceedings of the 18th International Road Federation World Meeting and Exhibition, 2021
EditorsAmin Akhnoukh, Kamil Kaloush, Magid Elabyad, Brendan Halleman, Nihal Erian, Samuel Enmon II, Cherylyn Henry
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages868-878
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030798000
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event18th International Road Federation World Meeting and Exhibition, 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: Nov 7 2021Nov 10 2021

Publication series

NameSustainable Civil Infrastructures
ISSN (Print)2366-3405
ISSN (Electronic)2366-3413

Conference

Conference18th International Road Federation World Meeting and Exhibition, 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period11/7/2111/10/21

Keywords

  • Construction area
  • MASH
  • Non-proprietary
  • Type III barricade
  • Work zone

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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