题名: |
PERFORMANCE LEVEL 1 BRIDGE RAILINGS FOR TIMBER DECKS. |
作者: |
Faller-RK; Ritter-MA; Holloway-JC; Pfeifer-BG; Rosson-BT |
关键词: |
TIMBER-BRIDGE-DECKS; BRIDGE-RAILINGS; TIMBER-RAILINGS; STEEL-RAILINGS; PERFORMANCE-EVALUATIONS; AESTHETICS-; ECONOMICS-; COLLISION-TESTS; SAFETY- |
摘要: |
Historically, very little research has been conducted for developing crashworthy railing systems for timber bridge decks. For timber to be a viable material in the new construction of bridges, vehicular railing systems must be developed and crash tested. The USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, in conjunction with the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, undertook the task of developing and testing three bridge railings--two glulam timber railing systems and one steel railing system--for use with longitudinal timber bridge decks. This research effort provided a variety of aesthetically pleasing and economical bridge-railing systems for timber decks. As part of the project, a series of four full-scale crash tests was conducted on the bridge-railing designs. The tests were conducted according to Performance Level 1 (PL1) specified in the AASHTO "Guide Specifications for Bridge Railings" (1989). The safety performance of each of the three bridge railings was acceptable according to the PL1 guide specifications. |
总页数: |
Transportation Research Record. 1993. (1419) pp21-34 (32 Phot., 7 Figs., 15 Ref.) |
报告类型: |
科技报告 |