As a part of the four-hour webinar hosted by the Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (SWZDI) on July 26, 2010, which presented the results of notable recently completed SWZDI projects, this … [Read more...] about Safety Performance of Work-Zone Devices Under MASH Testing
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Improving Work Zone Safety: Why You Should Consider Longitudinal Channelizing Devices (LCDs)
Prepared by the Water Barrier Manufacturers Association, the purpose of this paper is to educate transportation departments, consulting engineers, and others on the safety benefits of Longitudinal … [Read more...] about Improving Work Zone Safety: Why You Should Consider Longitudinal Channelizing Devices (LCDs)
Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, Second Edition
This manual encourages consistency in testing and evaluation of roadside safety features. It includes a new matrix for cable barrier testing on slopes, modifications to several test vehicle … [Read more...] about Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, Second Edition
An Easy to Use Pinned-Down Temporary Concrete Barrier with Limited Deflections
In work zones where the space available for placing a temporary concrete barrier is very limited, for example bridge replacement projects, the barrier must be strictly restrained to prevent lateral … [Read more...] about An Easy to Use Pinned-Down Temporary Concrete Barrier with Limited Deflections
Crash Performance of X-shaped Support Base Work Zone Temporary Sign Structures
Results from numerical analyses of temporary sign structure crash tests are compared with test data to assess both their crashworthiness and numerical model effectiveness. In addition, a parametric … [Read more...] about Crash Performance of X-shaped Support Base Work Zone Temporary Sign Structures
Roadside Design Guide, 4th Edition
The Roadside Design Guide presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is written in dual units–metric and U.S. Customary. The 2011 edition of the … [Read more...] about Roadside Design Guide, 4th Edition