Roadside Safety Research Group
This branch is responsible for evaluating the crash worthiness of roadside safety technology such as barriers, guardrails, crash cushions, bridge rails, sign supports and other hardware. The branch conducts full-scale crash tests on roadside safety hardware designs developed by Caltrans to assure that these designs comply with applicable crash performance criteria. It also evaluates the crash worthiness of proprietary hardware developed by others to assure that such hardware is acceptable for use on state highways. Finally, the branch provides support to Caltrans Legal in tort liability cases by conducting crash tests and providing technical assessments and expert witness testimony.
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Research in Progress
- Development of an Aesthetic / Low Maintenance Guardrail System
- Development and Testing of a Low-Profile Barrier
- Development of Staking Configurations for K-rail
- Development of a Self-Restoring Impact Attenuator
- Development and Crash Testing of an Aesthetic, See-through Bridge Rail, Type 90
- Development of Weed Control Barrier Beneath Metal Beam Guard Railing
- Investigation of the Crashworthiness of Barrier-Mounted Hardware
- Crash Testing for Variable Speed Sign (Radar Speed Sign) with Solar Panel
- Compliance Crash Testing of the Caltrans Type 26 Bridge Rail
- Roadside Safety Computer Simulation
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| Disclaimer: Upon further analysis of this unsuccessful Transition Crash test, the design was later modified to prevent vehicle rollover. | ||||