The objectives of the study are to: (1) review current truck escape ramp literature; (2) document all acceptable designs; (3) determine any and all shortcomings in the current method of arresting heavy vehicles and recommend specific research needs to eliminate these deficiencies; and (4) develop a framework of information, criteria, and specifications concerning truck escape ramps such that national design standards may later be developed. Design aspects are manifested in six types of truck escape ramps: sandpile, gravity ramp, ascending grade arrester bed, horizontal grade arrester bed, descending grade arrester bed, and roadside arrester bed. Interim guidelines are provided for the design of truck escape ramps.
Heavy Vehicle Escape Ramps: A Review of Current Knowledge
1982
96 pages
Report
No indication
English
Evaluation of Truck Escape Ramps
NTIS | 1985
|Truck Escape Ramps: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
NTIS | 1992
|Determining Need for and Location of Truck Escape RAMPS
Online Contents | 1997
|Determining Need for and Location of Truck Escape RAMPS
British Library Online Contents | 1997
|