Screen-Safe Glare Screen on F-Shape Barrier (deter pedestrians)

Report Number(s): 0-7082

Description: The installation consisted of a 100-ft long section of a cast-in-place F-shape concrete barrier, with an 81-ft 6½-inch section of Screen-Safe® glare screen and work-zone safety shield mounted on top starting approximately 90 inches from the upstream end of the F-shape barrier. The F-shape barrier was 32 inches tall, 24 inches wide at its base, and sloped upward on both sides for a final width of 9½ inches at the top of the barrier. The Screen-Safe® glare screen was split into two sections. The upstream section was 31 ft 6½ inches long, and the downstream section was 50 ft long. Each end of the screen was anchored with a 6-ft 7-inch long anchor cable attached from the top of the end posts to an eyebolt anchored to the top of the F-shape barrier. The glare screen was a double-reverse corrugated steel screen fabric that stood 24 inches above the top of the F-shape barrier and was affixed to the barrier by threaded 26-inch long, ¾-inch diameter post bolts that were screwed into wedge anchors installed in the top of the concrete barriers.

Test Level: 3

MASH Test Number: 3-11

Proprietary/Non-proprietary: Proprietary

Pass/Fail: Pass

Evaluation: Full-Scale Crash Testing

Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation