Skid-mounted support system for temporary guide signs.

Bligh, Roger P.; Arrington, Dusty R.; Menges, Wanda L.; Kuhn, Darrell L.

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Skid-mounted support system for temporary guide signs.

2014-11-01
By Bligh, Roger P. ; Arrington, Dusty R. ; Menges, Wanda L.

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Creators:

Bligh, Roger P. ; Arrington, Dusty R. ; Menges, Wanda L. ; Kuhn, Darrell L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas A&M 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-14/0-6782-2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Corporate Publisher:

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Abstract:

A common issue during phased highway construction projects is the need to temporarily relocate ; large guide signs on the roadside or install new guide signs for temporary use. The conventional concrete ; foundations used for these signs are costly and time-consuming to install and remove after construction is ; completed. ; A freestanding, skid-mounted support system for temporary large guide signs was developed and ; successfully crash-tested in accordance with the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) guidelines. ; The design considered wind loads, ballast requirements, and impact performance. The skid-mounted design ; eliminates the need for below-ground footers, and permits rapid movement and relocation of the sign. ; The results of the research have been used to establish guidelines for both the direct embedded ; temporary wood support system (developed in the first year of the project) and the skid-mounted support ; system. The guidelines provide the designer with a means of selecting the appropriate number, size, and ; grade of support posts for a given sign panel size.
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PDF
Funding:

0-6782
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28570/dot_28570_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 33.64 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:19139563eb799fae3594efed200459eb1b351dc20bfadc00ba5cf8b62b7cdf10

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English

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