Development of a slotted-rail breakaway cable terminal.

Author(s)
Sicking, D.L. Qureshy, A.B. & Ross Jr., H.E.
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Abstract

Development of the slotted-Rail Breakaway Cable Terminal (SRBCT), a low-cost end treatment for W-beam guardrails, is presented in this paper. Longitudinal slots in guardrail segments are used to weaken the W-beam for head-on impacts, thereby allowing a nearly standard BCT design to meet nationally recognised safety standards. Static and dynamic laboratory testing of buckling characteristics of modified W-beam sections are presented. Full-scale crash tests of the SRBCT are described.

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C 22209 (In: C 22202 S) /85 / IRRD 834717
Source

In: Design and testing of roadside safety devices : a peer-reviewed publication of the Transportation Research Board TRB, Transportation Research Record No. 1233, p. 65-73, 6 ref.

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