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Test Level 4 Bridge Rails

C. Eugene Buth, Wanda L. Menges, and William F. WilliamsView all authors and affiliations
Volume 1720, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.3141/1720-10

Abstract

Design details and full-scale crash test results are presented for three bridge rails tested for compliance with NCHRP Report 350 Test Level 4 requirements. Designs of these rails are based on AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Each bridge rail consists of structural steel tubing rail elements mounted on wide-flange posts. The rails are generally stronger than many designs commonly used in the recent past. Full-scale crash test results demonstrated that all bridge rails meet NCHRP Report 350 safety performance requirements.

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Volume 1720, Issue 1
Pages: 80 - 94
Article first published: January 2000
Issue published: January 2000

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C. Eugene Buth
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3135
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Wanda L. Menges
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3135
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William F. Williams
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3135
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