Performance Evaluation of 27-inch W-beam Guardrail under MASH TL-2 Conditions

The main objective of the proposed research is to determine the effectiveness of the 27-inch G4(1S) W-beam guardrail under MASH Test Level 2 (TL-2) impact conditions, which are representative for lower-speed impacts on non-national highway systems.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $216446.00
• Contract Numbers:

  2012-11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  104 Fayettville Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27601
• Principal Investigators:

  Morrison, Ernest

• Start Date: 20110816
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 28716

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Guardrails; Performance measurement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low speed collisions; W-beam guardrail
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01463426
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 2012-11
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:23PM