MASH Test 3-11 Evaluation of TxDOT W-Beam Guardrail With 7½-Inch Diameter Round Wood Posts in Concrete Mow Strip

Moran, Sana M; Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L.; Schroeder, Glenn E.; Kuhn, Darrell L.

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MASH Test 3-11 Evaluation of TxDOT W-Beam Guardrail With 7½-Inch Diameter Round Wood Posts in Concrete Mow Strip

2020-10-01
By Moran, Sana M ; Bligh, Roger P. ; Menges, Wanda L.

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Moran, Sana M ; Bligh, Roger P. ; Menges, Wanda L. ; Schroeder, Glenn E. ; Kuhn, Darrell L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:

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

FHWA/TX-19/0-6968-R2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical Report, September 2018—August 2019
Corporate Publisher:

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Abstract:

The purpose of the testing reported herein was to assess the performance of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) W-beam guardrail with 7½-inch diameter round wood posts in concrete mow strip according to the safety-performance evaluation guidelines included in the American Association of Safety Highway and Transportation Officials Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) for Test Level Three (TL-3) longitudinal barriers. The crash test performed was in accordance with MASH Test 3-11, which involves a 2270P vehicle impacting the TxDOT W-beam guardrail with 7½-inch diameter round wood posts in concrete mow strip at a target impact speed and impact angle of 62 mi/h and 25°, respectively. The TxDOT W-beam guardrail with 7½-inch diameter round wood posts in concrete mow strip performed acceptably for MASH Test 3-11.
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Project 0-6968
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56570/dot_56570_DS1.pdf
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urn:sha256:75027ce2ef7ad2d1b9f349796e4abeee3e6e4fb2f7f1be6e99976ea54485f6ba

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