ESIGN AND MASH EVALUATION OF TRANSITION BETWEEN GUARDRAIL TO ANCHORED PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER

Report Number(s): 616391

Description: The design of the Transition was developed using finite element simulation and analysis. A standard W-beam guardrail was connected to portable concrete barriers that were anchored to underlying asphalt using steel pins. The transition section was comprised of previously crash tested W-beam to nested Thrie-beam transition.

Test Level: 3

System Type: Guardrail to Concrete

MASH Test Number: 3-20, 3-21

Proprietary/Non-proprietary: Non-proprietary

Pass/Fail: Pass

Evaluation: Full-Scale Crash Testing

Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transporation