Evaluating the Performance of Longitudinal Barriers on Curved, Superelevated Roadway Sections
The objectives of this research were to (1) evaluate the crash performance of standard longitudinal barriers installed on superelevated, curved roadways; (2) determine if the curvature and superelevation details used by the state DOTs degrade the performance of the barriers to the extent that they will no longer meet the crash test criteria for MASH TL-3; and (3) develop a plan for possible future research to study barrier modifications, changes to roadway geometrics, or both, in response to any identified problems.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This research completed work begun under NCHRP Project 22-29, "Performance of Longitudinal Barriers on Curved, Superelevated Roadway Sections."
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $250000
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Contract Numbers:
22-29A
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Performing Organizations:
George Mason University
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Principal Investigators:
Kan, Cing-Dao
- Start Date: 20140728
- Expected Completion Date: 20170430
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Geometric design; Highway curves; State departments of transportation
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01753847
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: 22-29A
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Sep 29 2020 3:23PM