Failing to separate motorists and workers leads to more workers being struck. Today’s market offers movable concrete-and-steel barriers and other safety products that can be quickly deployed and … [Read more...] about The Cost in Lives of Inaction on Work Zone Safety Barriers
Temporary Barriers
Testing and Evaluation of MASH TL-3 Transition Between Guardrail and Portable Concrete Barriers
Three full-scale vehicle crash tests were conducted according to the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Test Level 3 (TL- 3) safety performance criteria on a transition between the Midwest … [Read more...] about Testing and Evaluation of MASH TL-3 Transition Between Guardrail and Portable Concrete Barriers
Length of Need and Minimum System Length for F-Shape Portable Concrete Barrier
Portable concrete barrier (PCB) systems are often used to redirect errant vehicles through a combination of inertial resistance, lateral friction loads, and tensile loads developed from the mass and … [Read more...] about Length of Need and Minimum System Length for F-Shape Portable Concrete Barrier
Cost-Benefit Analysis & Justification: Mobile Barriers MBT-1
This document was prepared by the author for inclusion into a DHS/FEMA funding request. It includes supporting documents prepared for the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) and for … [Read more...] about Cost-Benefit Analysis & Justification: Mobile Barriers MBT-1
Balsi Beam Deployment Support
This study deals with a cost benefit analysis of the Balsi Beam Crash protection System. This system has been developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide positive … [Read more...] about Balsi Beam Deployment Support
Development of a MASH TL-3 Transition Between Guardrail and Portable Concrete Barriers
Often, road construction causes the need to create a work zone. In these scenarios, portable concrete barriers (PCBs) are typically installed to shield workers and equipment from errant vehicles as … [Read more...] about Development of a MASH TL-3 Transition Between Guardrail and Portable Concrete Barriers