An assortment of retrofit bridge railings and a retrofit transition were evaluated through a full-scale crash testing. The assortment included: A w-beam retrofit railing for a concrete baluster bridge railing (AASHTO performance level one); A w-beam transition for the bridge railing above (NCHRP Report 350 test level two); A double-tube pedestrian/bicycle railing mounted on the Illinois 2399-1 traffic railing (AASHTO performance level one); A vandal protection fence on the New Jersey concrete safety shape bridge railing (AASHTO performance level two); A thrie beam retrofit railing, a Delaware design, mounted on a 203-mm-high safety curb (AASHTO performance level two and NCHRP Report 350 test level four); All of the designs demonstrated acceptable performance.
Crash Testing and Evaluation of Retrofit Bridge Railings and Transition
1997
190 pages
Report
No indication
English
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