Development of two test level 2 bridge railings and transitions for use on transverse glue-laminated deck bridges

RK Faller, BT Rosson, MA Ritter… - Transportation …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, in cooperation with the United States Department of
Agriculture Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory and FHWA, designed two bridge
railing and approach guardrail transition systems for use on transverse glue-laminated
timber deck bridges. The bridge railing and transition systems were developed and crash
tested for use on medium-service roadways and evaluated according to the Test Level 2
safety performance criteria provided in NCHRP Report 350. The first railing system was …

[PDF][PDF] Development of Two TL-2 Bridge Railings and Transitions for Use on Transverse Glue-Laminated Deck Bridges

EA Keller - tf13.org
ABSTRACT The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, in cooperation with the US Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory and the Federal Highway
Administration, designed two bridge railing and approach guardrail transition systems for
use on transverse glue-laminated timber deck bridges. The bridge railing and transition
systems were developed and crash tested for use on medium service level roadways and
evaluated according to the Test Level 2 (TL-2) safety performance criteria provided in the …