Crash tests of an articulated energy-absorbing gore barrier employing lightweight concrete cartridges. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1972.

Author(s)
Walker, G.W. Young, B.O. & Warner, C.Y.
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Abstract

Results of a series of vehicle impact tests of modified water-cell crash cushion, wherein water cells are progressively replaced by energy-absorbing cartridges constructed of vermiculite concrete are reported. Harness-restrained human drivers in medium-weight vehicles report no discomfort in impacts into this barrier at speeds greater than 50 mph.

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B 3691 (In: B 3688 S) /85.1/ IRRD 203879
Source

In: Traffic safety barriers, lighting supports, and dike slopes, Highway Research Record HRR No. 386, 1972, p. 19-27, 11 fig., 1 tab., 7 ref.

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