Development of Truck-Mounted Portable Maintenance Barrier

Details

• Creators:
  Beason, W. Lynn ; Ross Jr, Hayes E.
• 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:
  • Portable equipment
  • Barriers (Roads)
  • Maintenance
  • Construction safety
  • Work zones
  • Crash tests
  • Maintenance equipment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-84/62+262-5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1978 - May 1984
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  A truck-mounted portable maintenance barrier is described in this report. The barrier is designed to provide a reasonable degree of positive protection in short duration work zones where it is not practical to use conventional barriers. The barrier consists of a steel barrier section which is supported between two maintenance trucks. The barrier section is towed to the work zone on a specially fabricated transport dolly. On-site deployment can be accomplished by a crew of two men in 15 minutes or less. The barrier is highly maneuverable in the deployed configuration so that it can be easily repositioned as the work progresses. Three full-scale tests were conducted to demonstrate the impact performance of the barrier.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-79-262
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85717/dot_85717_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.11 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1919dcc80dfd0f5a24a8781f23bb16f050d37c438b6555d2dac95c473d5fa3150ffa7b101b7fec1b759d7f7df69df8e29b226107e6f44461c66fd973694dd097