“For teens, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage, but when they start driving, they aren’t thinking about how their lack of experience places them at greater risk of getting in a crash,” said TxDOT executive director James Bass. “Tragedy can strike in an instant which i...
Crash Test and Evaluation of the TxDOT Short-Span Short-Radius Guardrail System.Abu-Odeh, A. YMitchell, CBligh, R. PMenges, W. LKuhn, D. L
The information contained in this report represents reportable data collected from the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (CR-3). This information was received and processed by the department as of July 24, 2019. The Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining 80,000 miles ...
"Now I've got to reroute my entire route all the way… I've got to go way out of the way," said Ken Porter, a resident who lives near the construction. I-35W is a major thoroughfare for drivers crossing the state, so TxDOT has billboards flashing warnings of the closure all the...
RoadsideSafetyDeviceCrashTestingProgramURL:http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/9-1002-6.pdf16.AbstractTheobjectiveofthisstudywastodevelopasuitablereplacementforthedownstream“turndown”guardrailanchorsystem.The“turndown”guardrailanchorsystemdoesnotmeetmandatedtestrequirementsunderMASHforupstreamanchorapplicationterminals;...
Crash Test and Evaluation of the TxDOT T224 Bridge Rail.Roadside safetyCrash test dummiesImpact performancesLongitudinal barriersBridge railCrash testingRequirements analysisWilliams, W. FBligh, R. PMenges, W. LKuhn, D. L
This report presents the details of the design developed for mounting the traffic control sign support on top a PCTB, description of the full scale crash test performed on the design, and an assessment and evaluation of the performance of the PCTB with the sign support mounted on top ...
FRP reinforcement for a Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) T202 (MOD) bridge rail (now TXDOT T203 bridge rail) was designed, and the rail was subjected to two full-scale crash tests. Two design conditions were incorporated into the test article. One was based on strength ...
FRP reinforcement for a Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) T202 (MOD) bridge rail (now TXDOT T203 bridge rail) was designed, and the rail was subjected to two full-scale crash tests. Two design conditions were incorporated into the test article. One was based on strength immediately...