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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

@ New Hardware or - Modification to
** Significant Modification ‘ Existing Hardware

The RamShield barrier system consists of W-beam guardrail supported on sigma section steel line posts at 2m
centres. The height to the top of the guardrail was 730 mm (28.7").

All posts are driven into the AASHTO standard soil at 2 m centres. The W-beam rail elements are connected
with lap joints at 4 m centres. The lap joint coincides with every second post location. All lap joints were all
orientated so as to reduce snagging in the direction of traffic flow. All lap joints are formed with 8 x M 16 splice
bolts and nuts.

CRASH TESTING

By signature below, the Engineer affiliated with the testing laboratory, agrees in support of this submission that
all of the critical and relevant crash tests for this device listed above were conducted to meet the MASH test
criteria. The Engineer has determined that no other crash tests are necessary to determine the device meets
‘the MASH criteria.

Engineer Name: [Emerson Ryder
. " Digitally signed by Emerson Ryder
Engineer Signature: Emerson Ryder pve sistas 120900 -1 900
Address: Holmes Solutions LP, Level 2, 254 Montreal Street, same as Submitter [-]
hristehurch 904
Country: New Zeatanc ~—|Same as Submitter [1]

A brief description of each crash test and its result:

Required Test Narrative Evaluation
Number Description Results

The W-beam longitudinal barrier
successfully contained and redirected an
1100C test vehicle impacting the test article
lat 26.0 degrees with a velocity of 98.2 km/h.
No debris or detached elements penetrated
lor showed potential to penetrate the
occupant compartment. No fragments were
distributed outside of the vehicle trajectory
and therefore did not present any undue
3-10(1100C) |hazard to other traffic, pedestrians or work | PASS
zone personnel.

‘The vehicle remained upright during and
after the impact and vehicle stability was
considered satisfactory. Occupant risk
factors satisfied the test criteria and the
vehicle exit trajectory remained within
acceptable limits. Dynamic Deflection was
782 mm (30.8") Working Width was 978 mm
(38.5")



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1) Additional disclosures of related financial interest as indicated above.

2) A copy of the full test report, video, and a Test Data Sunimary Sheet for each test conducted in

support of this request.

3) A drawing or drawings of the device(s) that conform to the Task Force-13 Drawing Specifications
[Hardware Guide Drawing Standards]. For proprietary products, a single isometric line drawing is
usually acceptable to illustrate the product, with detailed specifications, intended use, and contact
information provided on the reverse. Additional drawings (not in TF-13 format) showing details that
are relevant to understanding the dimensions and performance of the device should also be submitted
to facilitate our review.

FHWA Official Business Only:
Eligibility Letter
Number Date Key Words



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Required Test
Number

Narrative
Description

Evaluation
Results

3-11 (2270P)

The W-beam longitudinal barrier
successfully contained and redirected a
2270P test vehicle impacting the test article
at 25.5 degrees with a velocity of 98.2 km/h.
No debris or detached elements penetrated
‘or showed potential to penetrate the
occupant compartment. No fragments were
distributed outside of the vehicle trajectory
and therefore did not present any undue

hazard to other traffic, pedestrians or work | PASS

zone personnel.
The vehicle remained upright during and
after the impact and vehicle stability was
considered satisfactory. Occupant risk
factors satisfied the test criteria and the
vehicle exit trajectory remained within
acceptable limits. Dynamic Deflection was
1.566 m (61.7") Working Width was 1.631 m
(64.2")

3-20 (1100C)

Non-Relevant Test, not conducted

3-21 (2270P)

Non-Relevant Test, not conducted

Full Scale Crash Testing was done in compliance with MASH by the following accredited crash test

laboratory (cite the laboratory's accreditation status as noted in the crash test reports.):

Laboratory Name: | Holmes Solutions LP

Laboratory Signature: Emerson Ryder

Digitally signed by Emerson Ryder
Date: 2018.12.06 12:10:39 +13'00'

Address:

Christchurch 8013

Holmes Solutions LP, Level 2, 254 Montreal Street,

Same as Submitter []

Country:

New Zealand

‘Same as Submitter ["]

Accreditation Certificate
Number and Dates of current
‘Accreditation period :

1. Accreditation Certificate Number: 1022 NZS ISO/IEC 17025:2005
2. Accreditation period, valid until April 2018 until April 2019

Submitter Signature*: KE Co
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ATTACHMENTS

Submit Form


Holmes Solutions

Level 2, 254 Montreal Street
Christchurch Central 8013

PO Box 6718

Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8442
holmessolutions.com

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Test Article: Safe Direction longitudinal W-beam Post Impact Vehicle Behaviour
Total Length 96.5 m Vehicle Stability good
Key Elements - Barrier W-beam barrier installed at 2m Centres _|_ Stopping Distance 42.0 metres from CIP
Description MASH 09 Test 3-11 Vehicle Snagging None
Length of Barrier Installation 66 meters LON Vehicle Pocketing None

Height

Length of Barrier Segments

730 mm (28.7")

2.0 meters not

Occupant Impact Velocity (m/s)

Longitudinal

Test Vehicle

Lateral (optional)

@ 0.2691 seconds on right side of
interior

-4.1m/s

4.6 m/s

Designation 2270P Occupant Ride-down Deceleration

Make/Model Dodge Ram 1500 X-direction (g) 3.8 (0.6268 - 0.6368 seconds)
Dimensions (LxWxH) 5890 L x 2040W x 1895H Y-direction (g) -5.7 (0.4061 - 0.4161 seconds)
Curb Wt 2092.0 kg THIV (optional) (m/s) 23.4 km/h at 0.2683 seconds (6.5 m/s)
Test Inertial Wt 2269.0 kg PHD (optional) (g) 5.9 (0.2993 - 0,3093 seconds)
Gross Static 2269.0 kg 0.52 (0.3978 -. 0.4478 seconds)
Impact Conditions Moderate

Speed 98.2 Test Article Deflections

Angle 25.5° Dynamic 1.566 m

Impact Point 517 mm_upstream of line post 17 Permanent 1.145 m

Exit Con Working Width 1.631 _m

Exit Speed: Est 42 km/h Vehicle Damage Exterior

Exit Angl 13.0° VDS HFL-3

Test Date 8" December 2014 cpc TILFEES

Test Number 113005.01.3-11WB Maximum Deformation 150 mm

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Test Date
113005.3-11SRPO219

08/12/2014
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Q May 31, 2019

US.Department 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590

Federal Highway
Administration

In Reply Refer To:
HSST-1/B-319
Mr. Terry Colquhoun
Safe Direction
Unit 2, 5 Simpson Close
Smeaton Grange NSW, Australia

Dear Mr. Colquhoun:

This letter is in response to your December 5, 2018 request for the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) to review a roadside safety device, hardware, or system for eligibility
for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program. This FHWA letter of eligibility is
assigned FHWA control number B-319 and is valid until a subsequent letter is issued by FHWA
that expressly references this device.

Decision

The following device is eligible within the length-of-need, with details provided in the form
which is attached as an integral part of this letter:
e RamShield w-beam barrier system

Scope of this Letter

To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, new roadside safety devices should meet the crash
test and evaluation criteria contained in the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials’(AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH).
However, the FHWA, the Department of Transportation, and the United States Government do
not regulate the manufacture of roadside safety devices. Eligibility for reimbursement under the
Federal-aid highway program does not establish approval, certification or endorsement of the
device for any particular purpose or use.

This letter is not a determination by the FHWA, the Department of Transportation, or the United
States Government that a vehicle crash involving the device will result in any particular
outcome, nor is it a guarantee of the in-service performance of this device. Proper
manufacturing, installation, and maintenance are required in order for this device to function as
tested.

This finding of eligibility is limited to the crashworthiness of the system and does not cover other
structural features, nor conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.


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Post Impact Vehicle Behaviour

Total Length

Key Elements - Barrier
Description

Length of Barrier Installation
Height

barrier installed at 2m Centres
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730 mm (28.7")

Vehicle Stability good
Stopping Distance 20.0 metres from CIP.
Vehicle Snagging None.

Vehicle Pocketing None

Occupant Impact Velocity (m/s)

) 0.2582 seconds on right side of
terior

Length of Barrier Segments 2.0 meters nominal “4.2 m/s
Test Vehicle Lateral (optional) 4.8 m/s

Designation 1100 Occupant Ride-down Deceleration

Make/Model Kia Rio X-direction (g) 0.6 (0.4311 - 0.4411 seconds)
Dimensions (LxWxH) 4140 L x 1690W x 1420H y-direction (g) -74 (0.2792 - 0.2892 seconds)
Curb Wt 1077.0 kg THIV (optional) (m/s) 23.3 km/h at 0.2603 seconds (6.5 m/s)
Test Inertial Wt 1093 kg PHD (optional) (g) 74 (0.2792 - 0.2892 seconds)
Gross Static 1168 kg ASI (optional) 0.67 (0.1236 - 0.1736 seconds)
Impact Conditions Test Article Damage Moderate

Speed 98.2 km/h Test Article Deflections

Angle 26.0° Dynamic 782 mm

Impact Point 300 mm upstream of line post 17 Permanent 504 mm

Exit Conditions Working Width 978 mm

Exit Speed: Est. 47 km/h Vehicle Damage Exterior

Exit Angle: 15.5.0 vDs tFD-3

Test Date 10" December 201% cbc HFLEES

Test Number 113005.02.3-10WB Maximum Deformation 220 mm

Test Date
113005.3-10SRP0219

10/12/2014
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Request for Federal Aid Reimbursement Eligibility
of Highway Safety Hardware

Date of Request: | December 05, 2018 (@New ( Resubmission
r Name: | Terry Colquhoun
Company: | safe Direction
Address: | Unit 2, 5 Simpson Close, Smeaton Grange NSW

Country: | Australia

Michael S. Griffith, Director
FHWA, Office of Safety Technologies

Submitter

To:

I request the following devices be considered eligible for reimbursement under the Federal-aid
highway program.

Device & Testing Criterion - Enter from right to left starting with Test Level

system Type Submission Type Device Name/Variant | Testing Criterion est
'B: Rigid/Semi-Rigid Barriers | (@ Physical Crash Testing IRamShield w-beam [AASHTO MASH m3 |
(Roadside, Median, Bridge Engli i, barrier system
(Roads © Engineering Analysis | y

By submitting this request for review and evaluation by the Federal Highway Administration, | certify
that the product(s) was (were) tested in conformity with the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety
Hardware and that the evaluation results meet the appropriate evaluation criteria in the MASH.

Individual or Organization responsible for the product:

ContactName: Terry Colquhoun |Same as Submitter 5]
Company Name: _ |Safe Direction Same as Submitter [<]
Address: Unit 2, 5 Simpson Close, Smeaton Grange NSW Same as Submitter 5d]
[country: Australia ‘Same as Submitter [X]

Enter below all disclosures of financial interests as required by the FHWA ‘Federal-Aid Reimbursement
Eligibility Process for Safety Hardware Devices' document.

Holmes Solutions completes testing activities for Safe Direction. For the completion of this service, Holmes
‘Solutions receive payment in the form of professional fees. In no circumstances are the fees received linked to
the performance of the product nor the outcome of the tests. In accordance with the requirements of their ISO
17025 accreditation, all testing activities are completed free from undue commercial influence.

Holmes Solutions does not have, nor ever had, any financial interest in Safe Direction, or any of the products that
they sell. Holmes Solutions does not receive any research funding (or other forms of research support) from Safe
Direction. Holmes Solutions have no patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights on any of the Safe
Direction. Holmes Solutions has no business ownership or investment interest in Safe Direction. No licensing
agreements exist between Holmes Solutions and Safe Direction.



Standard Provisions

To prevent misunderstanding by others, this letter of eligibility designated as FHWA
control number B-319 shall not be reproduced except in full. This letter and the test
documentation upon which it is based aré public information. All such letters and
documentation may be reviewed upon request.

This letter shall not be construed as authorization or consent by the FHWA to use,
manufacture, or sell any patented system for which the applicant is not the patent holder.

This FHWA eligibility letter is not an expression of any Agency view, position, or
determination of validity, scope, or ownership of any intellectual property rights to a
specific device or design. Further, this letter does not impute any distribution or licensing
rights to the requester. This FHWA eligibility letter determination is made based solely
on the crash-testing information submitted by the requester. The FHWA reserves the
right to review and revoke an earlier eligibility determination after receipt of subsequent
information related to crash testing.

If the subject device is a patented product it may be considered to be proprietary. If
proprietary systems are specified by a highway agency for use on Federal-aid projects:
(a) they must be supplied through competitive bidding with equally suitable unpatented
items; (b) the highway agency must certify that they are essential for synchronization
with the existing highway facilities or that no equally suitable alternative exists; or (c)
they must be used for research or for a distinctive type of construction on relatively short
sections of road for experimental purposes. Our regulations concerning proprietary
products are contained in Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 635.411.

Sincerely,

New

Michael S. Griffith
Director, Office of Safety Technologies
Office of Safety

Enclosures


Eligibility for Reimbursement

Based solely on a review of crash test results and certifications submitted by the manufacturer,
and the crash test laboratory, FHWA agrees that the device described herein meets the crash test
and evaluation criteria of the AASHTO’s MASH. Therefore, the device is eligible for
reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program if installed under the range of tested
conditions.

Name of system: RamShield w-beam barrier system
Type of system: Longitudinal Barrier

Test Level: MASH Test Level 3 (TL3)

Testing conducted by: Holmes Solutions

Date of request: January 27, 2018

Date of final package: May 19, 2019

FHWA concurs with the recommendation of the accredited crash testing laboratory within the
length of need on the attached form.

Full Description of the Eligible Device

The device and supporting documentation, including reports of the crash tests or other testing
done, videos of any crash testing, and/or drawings of the device, are described in the attached
form.

Notice

This eligibility letter is issued for the subject device as tested. Modifications made to the device
are not covered by this letter. Any modifications to this device should be submitted to the user
(i.e., state DOT) as per their requirements.

You are expected to supply potential users with sufficient information on design, installation and
maintenance requirements to ensure proper performance.

You are expected to certify to potential users that the hardware furnished has the same chemistry,
mechanical properties, and geometry as that submitted for review, and that it will meet the test
and evaluation criteria of AASHTO’s MASH.

Issuance of this letter does not convey property rights of any sort or any exclusive privilege. This
letter is based on the premise that information and reports submitted by you are accurate and
correct. We reserve the right to modify or revoke this letter if: (1) there are any inaccuracies in
the information submitted in support of your request for this letter, (2) the qualification testing
was flawed, (3) in-service performance or other information reveals safety problems, (4) the
system is significantly different from the version that was crash tested, or (5) any other
information indicates that the letter was issued in error or otherwise does not reflect full and
complete information about the crashworthiness of the system.