Crash testing and evaluation of TxDOT burn ban signs.

Bligh, Roger P.; Ivev, Don L.

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Crash testing and evaluation of TxDOT burn ban signs.

2009-08-01
By Bligh, Roger P. ; Ivev, Don L.

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Bligh, Roger P. ; Ivev, Don L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-08/0-5210-5
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Technical report; Sept. 2004-Apr. 2008
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute
Abstract:

Texas counties expressed a desire to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to post ; advisory signs on the roadside to alert motorists when a burn ban is in effect. For obvious economic reasons, ; the preferred method of implementation is to append the burn ban notification signs to existing sign support ; structures already installed along Texas highways. ; In support of this request, TxDOT sponsored this project to evaluate the impact performance of a ; Texas slip base sign support system with a lightweight, composite burn ban sign appended to the support ; below the primary sign at a mounting height less than 7 ft. The impact performance of the burn ban sign ; support configurations was evaluated through full-scale crash testing. The crash testing was performed in ; accordance with the requirements of NCHRP Report 350. The configuration selected for testing ; incorporated a 24 inch × 24 inch × 0.080 inch thick aluminum confirmation sign mounted at a height of 7 ft, ; with the burn ban signs mounted below. ; Based on the satisfactory test results reported herein, the practice of appending a burn ban sign to an ; existing slip base sign support system is considered suitable for implementation.
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0-5210
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16769/dot_16769_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 13.69 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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