This report presents the results of three NCHRP Report 350 type crash tests conducted on a sidewalk-mounted steel bridge railing designed by the new England Transportation Consortium (NETC). The test vehicles included an 820-kg small car, a 2,000-kg pickup truck, and an 8,000-kg single-unit van truck. Barrier performance was satisfactory for most of the test evaluation criteria of Report 350 with one exception - in the heavy vehicle (8,000-kg truck) test, the vehicle front axle assembly was dislodged in the impact sequence, allowing the vehicle's trajectory to intrude into adjacent traffic lanes.


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    Title :

    Full-Scale Crash Evaluation of the NETC 4-Bar Sidewalk-Mounted Steel Bridge Railing


    Contributors:
    C. E. Kimball (author) / J. B. Mayer (author)

    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English