Road construction often requires that work zones be created and shielded by portable concrete barriers (PCBs) to protect workers and equipment from errant vehicles as well as to prevent motorists from … [Read more...] about Development of a Test Level 3 Transition Between Guardrail and Portable Concrete Barriers
Temporary Barriers
The Cost in Lives of Inaction on Work Zone Safety Barriers
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
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