NCHRP Report 537:

Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Curb-Barrier Installations

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Size: 106 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2005

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Authors:
H McGee; F Council; K Eccles; J A Weir; P Tiso; C A Plaxico; M H Ray; F Orengo; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 537: Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Curb–Barrier Installations presents the findings of a research project to develop guidelines for the use of curbs and curb–guardrail combinations on high-speed roadways. The report includes ...
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Front Matter	i-viii
Background	1-3	(skim)
Project Objectives	4-4	(skim)
Analysis Methods Applied in the Study of Curb Safety	5-6	(skim)
Effect of Curbs on Vehicle Stability	7-11	(skim)
Effect of Curbs Installed in Conjunction with Guardrails	12-14	(skim)
Effects of Curb Trip on Vehicle Stability	15-19	(skim)
Synthesis of Literature Review	20-22	(skim)
Summary	23-24	(skim)
Types of Curbs Used by the States	25-25	(skim)
Alternatives to Using Curbs	26-27	(skim)
Voids for Establishing Guidelines	28-28	(skim)
Additional Information	29-29	(skim)
Summary	30-30	(skim)
Analyses of Curb-Related Safety Issues Using Crash and Inventory Data	31-33	(skim)
Computer Simulation Methods	34-37	(skim)
Parametric Analyses Using Computer Simulations	38-41	(skim)
Full-Scale Crash Testing	42-43	(skim)
Summary	44-45	(skim)
Crash and Inventory Data Analyses	46-56	(skim)
Vehicle Curb Traversal Simulations and Tests	57-61	(skim)
CurbGuardrail Simulations and Tests	62-83	(skim)
Summary	84-84	(skim)
Design Guidelines	85-86	(skim)
Tripping Risk Index	87-91	(skim)
Summary of Current Research	92-92	(skim)
Conclusions	93-94	(skim)
References	95-96	(skim)
Appendices	97-97	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	98-98	(skim)

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 537: Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Curb–Barrier Installations presents the findings of a research project to develop guidelines for the use of curbs and curb–guardrail combinations on high-speed roadways. The report includes recommendations concerning the location of curbs with respect to the guardrail for various operating speeds.

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Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Curb-Barrier Installations

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