Two new bridge barriers were crash tested in accordance with AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) guidelines for future use on the William P. Lane Bridge over the Chesapeake Bay: (1) a combination barrier consisting of a reinforced concrete parapet with a top steel rail evaluated for Test Level 4 (TL-4); and (2) a combination barrier consisting of a steel parapet with a top steel rail evaluated for test levels TL-4 and TL-5. For the first test configuration, the reinforced concrete barrier was attached to a representative overhang deck slab using anchor rods. In the vicinity of the vehicle impact points, load cells were installed to measure forces in anchor bolts, and strain gauges were attached to reinforcing bars to resolve measured strain data into forces through the overhang deck slab. In the second test configuration, the steel barrier was supported by evenly spaced representative floorbeams using a bolted base plate connection. Strain gauges were attached to elements of the barrier at support locations adjacent to the vehicle impact point to evaluate force transfer through the barrier system into the base plate connections. Linear potentiometers were installed to measure lateral dynamic deflection of the barrier near the vehicle impact region. This paper presents the analysis results of the force, strain, and displacement data measured in the barrier and deck structural components during crash load testing.


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    Title :

    Instrumentation Results of New Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware Crash Tested Barriers for William P. Lane, Jr. Bridge


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2021-11-11




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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