Technical Support for the AASHTO Task Force for Roadside Safety (TFRS). Task 3. Flare Rates for W-Beam Guardrail
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of increased flare rates on impact performance and identify optimal flare rates that minimize total crash costs.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $500000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 17-20. Task
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
College of Engineering and Technology
Lincoln, NE United States 68503 -
Principal Investigators:
Reed, John
- Start Date: 20031010
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20050124
- Source Data: RiP Project 8582
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Beams; Crash injuries; Flares; Guardrails; Research projects; Roadside; Safety
- Identifier Terms: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01459063
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Contract Numbers: Project 17-20. Task
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:56PM