NTL Record

Title Testing of New Bridge Rail and Transition Designs: Volume XIV: Appendix M: Axial Tensile Strength of Thrie and W-Beam Terminal Connectors
Record ID 67108
Personal Name
Creator
Buth, Eugene; Hirsch, Teddy James; Henderson, Matt
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19970101
Language English
Abstract In some connections of W-beam and thrie-team guardrail elements, it is necessary to bolt together three thicknesses of rail element. Such a connection can not be assembled without enlarging the standard round connection bolt holes. One solution to this problem is to use elongated holes with the long axis of the hole at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rail element. A number of static load tests were performed to investigate the strength of terminal connectors with slanted elongated splice holes.
Rosap ID dot:41576
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41576
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-93-157
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67100/67108/FHWA-RD-93-157.pdf
Alternative URL https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/FHWA-RD-93-157.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository