Investigation and Development of a MASH Test Level 6, Cost-Effective Barrier System for Containing Heavy Tractor Tank-Trailer Vehicles and Mitigating Catastrophic Crash Events – Phase III

For this study, a new, cost-effective, Test Level 6 vehicle containment system will be developed to prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of errant heavy tanker-truck vehicles striking opposing traffic on heavily-congested urban freeways and interstates as well as crashes into high-risk facilities or highly-populated areas, such as schools, malls, sports venues, concert arenas, military bases, international airports, or critical government buildings. The new optimized barrier system will provide adequate structural strength, investigate reduced heights, consider visual appeal for communities, implement height transitions for barrier ends, incorporate options for expansion/contraction joints, and remain safe for errant motorists operating light to heavy passenger vehicles.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $230859
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747107

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  1400 R Street
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68588
• Principal Investigators:

  Rasmussen, Jennifer

  Faller, Ronald

  Steelman, Joshua

• Start Date: 20200101
• Expected Completion Date: 20210131
• Actual Completion Date: 20201231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Source Data: RiP Project 91994-63

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Cost effectiveness; Optimization; Tank trucks; Trucking safety
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01766146
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747107
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 26 2021 11:16AM