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Mash 2016 Test Level 3 And Test Level 4 Evaluation Of Roadside Safety Barrier With Pedestrian Features, Miguel Angel Hinojosa Palacios
Mash 2016 Test Level 3 And Test Level 4 Evaluation Of Roadside Safety Barrier With Pedestrian Features, Miguel Angel Hinojosa Palacios
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) desires to use a vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian combination bridge railing system along pedestrian and bicycle bridge paths. The system was evaluated per MASH 2016.
In full-scale crash test no. MNPD-3, the system was evaluated according to MASH test designation no. 3-11. The 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 crew cab pickup truck impacted the system 71¼ in. upstream from the centerline of post no. 4 with a speed of 63.4 mph at an angle of 25.3 degrees. The combination railing system was found to meet the AASHTO MASH 2016 TL-3 impact safety criteria.
MnDOT uses …