Status

Complete

Description

The research project provided a low-cost option for guardrail terminals that fit within the low-speed context of many owned and operated Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) roadways. The research project developed a W-beam guardrail terminal for use on low-speed roadways (45 MPH and less). The guardrail terminal is a simple design, composed of readily available, off-the-shelf components. The design is visually unobtrusive and compatible with aesthetic coatings. To minimize environmental and right-of-way impacts, the W-beam guardrail terminal is as short as possible and without excessive offset from the roadway centerline.

The research used advanced computer simulation methodology to analyze the design concept, followed by a series of full-scale crash tests of the design concepts using the critical test conditions.   

Deliverable

Final Report and Guidance: Development of MASH TL-2 Crashworthy W-Beam Terminals For Low-Speed/Volume Roads

For More Information

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21949/1521399

ORCID for the principal investigator)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-1895

Contact Information

Project Manager: Christine Black
Agency: Office of Federal Lands Highway, Central Federal Lands Highway Division
Phone: 720-963-3662
Email: Christine.Black@dot.gov

Texas Transportation Institute
1111 Rellis Parkway
Bryan, TX 77807