Evaluation of barriers for very high speed roadways.

Bligh, Roger P.; Sheikh, Nauman M.; Obu-Odeh, Akram Y.; Ivev, Don L.

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Evaluation of barriers for very high speed roadways.

2010-03-01
By Bligh, Roger P. ; Sheikh, Nauman M. ; Obu-Odeh, Akram Y.

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Bligh, Roger P. ; Sheikh, Nauman M. ; Obu-Odeh, Akram Y. ; Ivev, Don L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-10/0-6071-2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Technical/test report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2009.
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute
Abstract:

As TxDOT plans for future expansion of the state’s highway network, interest in higher design ; speeds has been expressed as a means of promoting faster and more efficient travel and movement of goods ; within the state. TxDOT funded project 0-6071 as part of a proactive consideration of safety on these highspeed ; facilities. This project began the process of developing roadside safety hardware suitable for use on ; high-speed highways. The impact conditions selected for the design, testing, and evaluation of this highspeed ; hardware include a speed of 85 mi/h and an angle of 25 degrees for barrier impacts. The design ; vehicles are those specified by the pending AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) and ; include a 5000-lb, ½-ton, 4-door pickup truck and a 2425-lb passenger car. ; After consideration of several barrier systems, two designs were selected for further evaluation ; through full-scale crash testing. These included an energy absorbing bridge rail concept and a modified ; wood post thrie beam guardrail. The results of the full-scale crash testing are presented and ; recommendations for future research are discussed.
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0-6071
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17755/dot_17755_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 12.40 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:f1d3d2e3f0735bcc10e30440c9585cb69cf7194028f5031f9ae35b0a42952061

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