Citation

Kasinskas MM, Dougan CE. Transp. Res. Rec. 1976; 566: 65-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

The Connecticut Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration installed a frangible-tube, energy-absorbing bridge barrier system. The experimental barrier absorbs the impact forces of a colliding vehicle by using fragmenting aluminum tubes. This paper details the construction of the experimental barrier on a Connecticut bridge having concrete parapet walls.