TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - Performance of a gravel-bed truck-arrester system
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Allison, Joseph R.
A1  - Hahn, Kenneth C.
A1  - Bryden, James E.
SP  - 43
EP  - 47
VL  - 736
IS  - 
N2  - The testing of a truck-arrester system that consists of a 158-m (528-ft) long bed of 0.6-m (2-ft) deep screened gravel, backed up by an array of 88 sand-filled plastic barrels, is described. The system was constructed on NY-28 east of Utica, New York, on a steep downgrade where geometric restrictions precluded building a conventional uphill escape lane. Three trial runs with a 16650-kg (37000-lb) dump truck, at speeds of 34, 66, and 90 km/h (21, 41, and 56 miles/h) demonstrated the ability of the gravel bed to stop runaway vehicles. The decelerations experienced in these tests were similar to those experienced in panic stops on dry pavement.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -