0-6913: Development of MASH Test Level 2 (TL-2) Short Radius Guardrail Treatment on Texas Roadways [Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  de la Fuente, Nataly ; Bullard, D. L. ; Abu-Odeh, Akram Y.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Roadside
  • Bridge railings
  • Guardrail transition sections
  • Guardrails
  • Impact tests
  • Thrie beams
  • Highway safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-6913-PSR
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  2-28-2018
• Contracting Officer:
  Odell, Wade
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Crashworthy design for installation on short radius sites has eluded the roadside safety community for over two decades. Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers have developed an innovative short radius guardrail system for implementation on high-speed roadways. However, there are many roadways with restrictive roadside clearances that cannot accommodate the new short radius guardrail treatment. Many of these sites exist along lowspeed roadways that have a speed limit of 45 mph or less. Researchers developed a short radius guardrail system to meet American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Test Level 2 (TL-2) performance criteria for use on low-speed roadways.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40148/dot_40148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 584.55 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1c3f17cfcec29acf3c0d2e4ce2bc3a86c6c97d957392f239a9b5bbc7f8f7e69a