Impact Performance of Bridge Rail Composed of Composite Post and Tubular Thrie Beam

튜브형 트라이빔과 합성 지주를 사용한 교랑난간의 충격거동

  • Received : 2001.02.15
  • Published : 2001.06.27

Abstract

Tubular bridge rail was developed to restrain and redirect a 14ton van-type truck. The developed bridge rail permits better visibility than concrete safety-shape bridge rail, and it has better structural adequacy than the existing steel and aluminum bridge rails in Korea. The new bridge rail consists of a tubular thrie beam(TTB) rail and a steel guard rail, which are connected to composite posts. The TTB shape provides both better containment of diverse bumper heights and more tight fit between the ends of bridge rail and roadside guardrails than the existing bridge rail sections currently used in Korea. Making composite post by filling concrete inside the steel pipe of the same size as are used for the roadside guardrail post was found to be more efficient in increasing the stiffness and ultimate strength than simply increasing the size of the steel pipe. The system was crash-tested for the impact condition of 14ton-80km/h-$15^{\circ}$, and it satisfied all evaluation criteria set forth in NCHRP Report 350 for a Test Level 4 safety appurtenance. Acceptable performances were obtained in computer simulations for the impact condition of S2.

14TON 밴 형식의 트럭에 대응할 수 있는 튜브형 트라이빔 교량난감을 제안하였다. 이 교량난간은 합성형 지주에 연결된 튜브형 트라이빔과 철재 가드빔으로 구성되어 있는데, 튜브형 트라이빔은 다양한 범퍼 높이를 갖는 차량에 대응할 수 있고 기존의 교량 난간에 비해서 교량난간의 시종점부와 가드레일 사이를 보다 완벽하게연결할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 가드레일 지주로 사용되는 것과 동일한크기의 철재 파이프에 콘크리트를 충전한 합성형지주가 단순히 철재 파이프의 크기를 키운 것보다 강성 및 극한강도를 증대시키는데 효율적임을 확인하였다. 개발된 시스템에 대하여 $14Ton-80km/h-15Y^{\circ}$의 충돌조건으로 실차 충돌실험을 실시하였는데 NCHRP Report 350의 실험레벨 4의 평가항목을 모두 만족하였다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 이 시스템이 국내의 S2 등급으로 분류될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

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