NTL Record

Title Testing of New Bridge Rail and Transition Designs: Volume I: Technical Report
Record ID 67101
Personal Name
Creator
Buth, Eugene; Hirsch, Teddy James; Menges, Wanda L.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19970101
Language English
Abstract The objectives of this study were to develop safer bridge rail and transition designs and to improve design guidelines. Ten bridge railings and two transitions were designed, tested, and evaluated in accordance with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) requirements. The railings were designed using ultimate strength procedures and collision forces from earlier research. Design procedures, railing designs, and test results are presented. All designs demonstrated acceptable collision performance.
Rosap ID dot:41570
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41570
TRT Terms Traffic barriers; Impact tests; Highway safety
General Subjects Bridge railings--Testing; Bridges--Safety measures
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DTFH61-86-C-00071
Report Number FHWA-RD-93-058
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67100/67101/FHWA-RD-93-058.pdf
Alternative URL https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/FHWA-RD-93-058.pdf; ftp://ftp.odot.state.or.us/Bridge/BDDM/BDDM_Links/Rail%2Crash%2Testing/BR2CrashTestReport.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository