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.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=446

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $500000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 17-20. Task

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National 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