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Development of the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) W-Beam to Thrie-Beam Transition Element
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Eller, Craig M. Polivka, Karla A. Faller, Ronald K. Sicking, Dean L. Rohde, John Reid, John D. Bielenberg, Robert W. Allison, Erin M. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | For longitudinal barriers, it is common practice to use a standard W-beam guardrail along the required highway segments and to use a stiffened thrie-beam guardrail in a transition region near the end of a bridge. As a result of the differences in rail geometries, a W-beam-to-thrie-beam transition element is typically used to connect and provide continuity between the two rail sections. However, the W-beam-to-thrie-beam transition element has not been evaluated according to current impact safety standards. Therefore, an approach guardrail transition system, including a W-beam-to-thrie-beam transition element, was constructed and crash tested. The transition system was attached to Missouri's thrie-beam and channel bridge railing system. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=ndor |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
