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Crash testing and evaluation of the TxDOT short-span short-radius guardrail system /

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This research evaluated the impact performance of the TxDOT short span short radius guardrail system according to the safety-performance evaluation guidelines included in American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, entitled Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) for Test...

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Main Authors: Abu-Odeh, Akram Y. (Author), Mitchell Conor (Author), Bligh, Roger P. (Author), Menges, Wanda L. (Author), Kuhn, Darrell L. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.), Texas. Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office (sponsoring body.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station, Texas : Texas A&M Transportation Institute, January 2018.
Series:Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 9-1002-15-9.
Subjects:
Roads > Guard fences > Safety measures > Testing.
Roads > Guard fences > Impact testing.
Automobiles > Crash tests > Texas.
Impact tests.
Guardrails.
Highway safety.
Technical reports.
Electronic reports.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Predictive Simulations
  • 3. Details of the Short-Span Short-Radius Guardrail System
  • 4. Test Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
  • 5. Test Conditions
  • 6. Crash Test No. 490026-3-1 on the Short-Span Short Radius Guardrail
  • 7. Crash Test No. 490026-3-2 on the Short-Span Short Radius Guardrail
  • 8. Summary and Conclusions
  • 9. Implementation Statement.