Design of roadside barrier systems placed on MSE retaining walls
By: Roger P. Bligh ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration; Texas Transportation Institute
Series: NCHRP report -- 663; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 663.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780309154994
Subjects: Barriers (roads); Guard fences; Roads; Reinforced soils; Retaining walls; Design and construction
Other titles: Design of roadside barrier systems placed on mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls
Description: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 663: Design of Roadside Barrier Systems Placed on MSE Retaining Walls explores a design procedure for roadside barrier systems mounted on the edge of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall. The procedures were developed following American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Load and Resistant Factor Design (LRFD) practices.     Appendices A through H to NCHRP Report 663 are available online. Titles of Appendices A through H are as follows: Appendix A: Design of MSE Wall; Appendix B: State-of-Practice Survey; Appendix C: Detailed Drawing of MSE Wall for Bogie Test; Appendix D: Bogie Test MSE Wall Construction Procedure;    Appendix E: Detailed Drawing of MSE Wall for TL-3 Test; Appendix F: TL-3 MSE Wall Construction Procedure; Appendix G: Crash Test Vehicle Properties and Information; Appendix H: Crash Test Sequential Photographs--
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-167).

Also available online.

Performed by Texas Transportation Institute under NCHRP project no. 22-20
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. State of the Practice; title: Design of MSE Wall; title: Design of Barrier; title: Design of the Barrier on Top of the MSE Wall; title: Survey of State Transportation Agencies; title: Ch. 3. Barrier Stability Study; title: Description of Barrier; title: Static Analyses and Static Test; title: Dynamic Analyses and Dynamic Test; title: Ch. 4. Reinforcement Pullout Tests; title: Rate of Loading; title: Saturation; title: Fines; title: Reinforcement; title: Number of Tests; title: Procedure (Soil Installation, Rate of Loading, Testing); title: Results and Conclusion; title: Ch. 5. 5 ft High MSE Wall and Barrier Study; title: 5 ft High MSE Wall and Barrier Test Plan; title: Finite Element Analysis; title: Bogie Test; title: Summary of Bogie Tests; title: Comparison of Test and Numerical Simulation; title: Ch. 6. 10 ft High MSE Wall and Barrier Study; title: 10 ft High MSE Wall and Barrier Study Description; title: Finite Element Analysis; title: TL-3 Crash Test; title: Ch. 7. Design Guidelines; title: Guidelines for the Barrier; title: Guidelines for the Wall Reinforcement; title: Guidelines for the Wall Panel; title: Data to Back Up Guidelines; title: Ch. 8. Summary and Conclusions; title: Summary of Studies and Tests.