Development of a Safe End Treatment for W-Beam-on-Barrels Barrier

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• Creators:
  Sicking, Dean L. ; Ross, Jr., Hayes E. ; Gaugler, Bill
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Barriers (Roads) Beams Construction Crash Tests Drums (Containers) End Treatment(s) Performance Tests Steel Structures Temporary Structures Work Zones
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-85/35+262-6F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Final Report: September 1978 - November 1984
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  The objective of this study was to develop a safe end treatment for W-Beam-On-Barrels Barrier (WEBB). The WEBB terminal currently used in Texas was first tested and found to be unacceptable in terms of impact performance. A modified terminal consisting of a stand-up barrier end attached to a steel drum by a W-beam end section (buffer' was developed. Two full scale vehicular crash tests were conducted to evaluate the impact behavior of the design. Since the WEBB is a low performance level, temporary barrier it was decided that test conditions (vehicle weight, impact speed and impact angle) recommended for higher performance level permanent roadside appurtenances were not appropriate.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-79-262
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ca9edd61b9707e176ef236bcf14782c6deddafb70edad76405b1d8e7f2c682bc3008fd2d3c2d4e52b1ee53bb108675233a425144a73c8c3a92ee61a50ece0a0
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85141/dot_85141_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.03 MB ]