Crash Testing and Evaluation of Retrofit Bridge Railings and Transition

Details

• Creators:
  Buth, C. Eugene ; Menges, Wanda L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Contributors:
  McDevitt, Charles
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge railings
  • Impact tests
  • Performance evaluations
  • Retrofitting
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-96-032
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  McDevitt, Charles F.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  An assortment of retrofit bridge railings and a retrofit transition were evaluated through full-scale crash testing. The assortment included: (1) a W-beam retrofit railing for a concrete baluster bridge railing (AASHTO performance level one); (2) a W-beam transition for the bridge railing above (NCHRP Report 350 test level two); (3) a double-tube pedestrian/bicycle railing mounted on the Illinois 2399-1 traffic railing (AASHTO performance level one); (4) a vandal protection fence on the New Jersey concrete safety shape bridge railing (AASHTO performance level two); and (5) a thrie beam retrofit railing, a Delaware design, mounted on a 203-mm-high safety curb (AASHTO performance level two and NCHRP Report 350 test level four). All of the designs demonstrated acceptable performance.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-92-C-00025
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41811/dot_41811_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 21.32 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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