Citation

Buth E, Button JW, Diethelm PJ. Transp. Res. Rec. 1976; 594: 15-16.

Copyright

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

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Abstract

The crashworthiness of a 1.5-m-radius plate beam guardrail was evaluated in a program that included two full-scale vehicle crash tests. A small-size and a full-size test vehicle were towed head-on into the median rail system. A description of the guardrail is given as well as a description and results of the test. The Minnesota plate beam guardrail performed rates factorily under full-scale, head-on impacts by both large and small automobiles.