Evaluating the Performance of Guardrail Systems for Installation in Georgia by Driving through Asphalt Layers: Phase I

Project Number: 
13-21
Project Description: 

Recent research suggests direct encasement of guardrail posts in a mow strip without leave-outs will cause excessive restraint at the ground line and prevent the post from functioning as intended in a vehicle crash. The Georgia DOT (GDOT) seeks alternatives for guardrail post installation that will allow the barrier to function as intended without resorting to costly grout-filled leave-outs at each post.

Posters:

  1. Evaluating the Performance of Guardrail Systems for Installation in Georgia by Driving Through Asphalt Layers (Phase I) (September 2013)
  2. Response of Steel Guardrail Posts Driven through Asphalt Vegetation Barriers (September 2014)
Principal Investigator(s): 
Arson, Chloe
Scott, David
White, Donald
Principle Investigator(s) Contact Information: 
chloe.arson@ce.gatech.edu , dscott@gatech.edu , don.white@ce.gatech.edu
University(ies): 
Georgia Institute of Technology
Start and End Dates: 
07/25/13 - 07/25/15
Topic: 
Safety

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