MASH Test 3-21 Evaluation of Short W-Beam
Report Number(s): 613121-01
Description: The 99 ft-5¼ inch installation consists of four sections: A 16-ft vertical wall parapet, a 24 ft-4-¾ inch transition section, a 50 ft length of need, and a 9 ft-½ inch TxDOT DAT. All the posts are 72-inch long W6×8.5 with 6×8×14-inch wood blockouts throughout the test installation. A 6 ft-¼ inch long nested Thrie beam is connecting the W-to-thrie segment to the concrete parapet via a 10 gauge thrie beam end shoe.
Test Level: 3
System Type: Guardrail to Bridge Rail
MASH Test Number: 3-21
Proprietary/Non-proprietary: Non-proprietary
Pass/Fail: Fail
Evaluation: Full-Scale Crash Testing
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation
Test Article Description
Transition Type: W-Beam
Nested: Yes
Rubrail: No
Rubrail Nested: No
Height: 31'"
Curb Present: No
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