Summary of Luminaire Support Capability Testing

Hansen, Allen G.; Hott, Charles R.

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Summary of Luminaire Support Capability Testing

1988-08-01
By Hansen, Allen G. ; Hott, Charles R.

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English

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Creators:

Hansen, Allen G. ; Hott, Charles R.
Corporate Creators:

Analysis Group, Inc.
Contributors:

Hargrave, Martin
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Safety Design Division
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bolts Breakaway Supports Crash Tests Diameter Luminaires Performance Evaluations Torque
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-RD-87-104
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

A series of tests has recently been completed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) to determine the capability of currently accepted luminaire support devices to pass the new (1985) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) breakaway criteria for luminaire supports. The report summarizes the results of those tests. Ten of the 44 devices tested passed the new velocity change criteria. It was found that the performance of transformer bases is dependent on mounting bolt torque and, in addition, may be dependent on bolt circle diameter. However, only 5 devices passed both the velocity change criteria and the stub height criteria.
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PDF
Funding:

DTFH61-85-C-00106
Collection(s):

Federal Highway Administration
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