The safety performance of a 737-mm (29-in.)-high open concrete bridge railing was evaluated. The evaluation included four full-scale crash tests, investigating two critical impact locations where structural failure was most likely to occur. Each impact location was evaluated with a single-unit truck and a ballasted pickup truck. The safety performance of the 737-mm-high open concrete bridge rail was shown to meet the Performance Level 2 requirements specified in the AASHTO Guide Specifications for Bridge Railings (1989).
Reduced-Height Performance Level 2 Bridge Rail
Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1528 , 1 ; 116-123
1996-01-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Reduced-Height Performance Level 2 Bridge Rail
Online Contents | 1996
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Transportation Research Record | 1996
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