The W-beam transition is one of the most commonly used transition designs on the Nation's highways. The transition design has successfully met all evaluation criteria set forth in National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 230. However, with the adoption of NCHRP Report 350 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as the official guidelines for crash testing of roadside safety features, it became necessary to reevaluate the transition design to the new guidelines. Of particular importance is the replacement of one of the design test vehicles specified in NCHRP Report 230, the 2044-kg passenger car, by a 2000-kg pickup truck (2000P) under NCHRP Report 350 guidelines. The crash test reported herein was performed in an effort to evaluate a modified W-beam transition design (on steel posts with timber blockouts) to the vertical flared back concrete bridge parapet according to NCHRP Report 350 guidelines.


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    Title :

    Testing and Evaluation of the W-Beam Transition (on Steel Posts with Timber Blockouts) to the Vertical Flared Back Concrete Bridge Parapet


    Contributors:
    K. K. Mak (author) / W. L. Menges (author)

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    66 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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