An aesthetic, see-through concrete bridge rail, Type 80, was built and tested in accordance with NCHRP Report 350. The Type 80 bridge rail is an 810 mm-tall, reinforced concrete barrier. The rail has 280 mm-high by 1620 mm-long gaps, 230 mm above the bridge deck surface. The barrier tested was 23 m-long and was constructed at the Caltrans Dynamic Test Facility in West Sacramento, California. A total of three crash tests were conducted under Report 350 test Level 4, one with a 820 kg car, one with a 2000 kg pickup truck and one with an 8000 kg single unit van truck. The results of all three tests were within the limits of the Report 350 guidelines.


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    Title :

    Vehicle Crash Tests of the Type 80 Bridge Rail


    Contributors:
    R. Meline (author) / J. Jewell (author) / R. Peter (author)

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    92 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English