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Safety Performance Evaluation of the Non-Blocked Midwest Guardrail System (MGS).
| 题名： | Safety Performance Evaluation of the Non-Blocked Midwest Guardrail System (MGS). |
| 作者： | Bielenberg, R. W.; Faller, R. K.; Lechtenberg, K. A.; Reid, J. D.; Rosenbaugh, S. K.; Schrum, K. D.; Sicking, D. L. |
| 关键词： | Barriers; Compliance; Crash Tests; Design; Guardrails; Highway Safety; Midwest Guardrail System(mgs); Modifications; Performance Evaluation; Roadside Appurtenances; Safety Devices; Standards; Vehicles |
| 摘要： | The roadway width required to install a guardrail system with a 12-in. (305-mm) blockout is not always available. In response, proprietary non-blocked W-beam guardrail systems were developed and successfully crash tested. However, the use of proprietary systems requires the State Departments of Transportation to maintain inventory of specialized components. Therefore, a non-proprietary, non-blocked W-beam guardrail system was developed. The Midwest Guardrail System (MGS), with a 31-in. (787-mm) nominal top rail height, was chosen for modification due to its exceptional redirective capacity. For this research, the 12-in. (305-mm) blockout was removed, and a 12-in. (305- mm) long section of 12-gauge (2.66-mm) W-beam guardrail was utilized as a backup plate at rail-to-post connections. This design was successfully tested using a small car (test no. 3-10) and a pickup truck (test no. 3-11) according to the testing standards established in the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). As a result, the non-blocked MGS was recommended for use when roadway width was a limiting parameter. If width is not restricted, it is still recommended to use a 12-in. (305-mm) blockout as designated in the design drawings of the standard MGS. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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