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Concrete Barrier Sloped End Section

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What are your thoughts on this design passing a TL-2 test?  My thoughts are, the vehicle will most likely rollover and crush the passenger compartment resulting in a failure.



 



Thank you for your time,



MASH

Permanent Concrete Barriers

End Treatments, Terminals, and Anchorages


Date October 30, 2023
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Crash testing under an old NCHRP study revealed that these sloped end treatments up to full PCB height will result in vehicle instabilities and rollover at speeds similar to TL-2.

The only MASH TL-2 evaluation of a similar end treatment was a shorter option for a TL-2 PCB.

 

https://www.roadsidepooledfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/9-1002-12-7.pdf

 


Date October 31, 2023
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