Quality Control of the Anchoring of Steel Bridge Barriers by Non-Destructive Testing

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26110%2F20%3APU134698" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26110/20:PU134698 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/6/1/2" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/6/1/2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/safety6010002" target="_blank" >10.3390/safety6010002</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Quality Control of the Anchoring of Steel Bridge Barriers by Non-Destructive Testing

Original language description

Traffic barriers represent one of the basic road safety features. There are several types of traffic barriers based on the material from which they are made of and their location. Bridge structures are usually fitted with steel barriers. A steel barrier is, in fact, a relatively complex system linking individual steel elements, which, as a whole, has to meet the requirements given by normative regulations. In order for the steel barriers to fulfill their function and prevent the catastrophic consequences of traffic accidents, it is absolutely necessary to ensure their correct installation on the bridge structure. It seemed until recently that carrying out quality inspections of steel barriers installation, i.e., their anchoring into the concrete ledges, was a relatively complicated time- and money-consuming process, and that is why inspections of the correct anchoring installation in new or existing barriers were not carried out as standard. This paper thoroughly describes in detail the non-destructive ultrasonic pulse method, with which the anchoring of steel barriers on selected bridge structures is being checked. From the measurements and statistical evaluation of the results, it is apparent that carrying out inspections of the anchoring of these road safety features should be considered routine, and at the same time, the inspection of anchoring quality should be required by law in order to ensure the safety of road traffic.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20104 - Transport engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1408" target="_blank" >LO1408: AdMaS UP – Advanced Building Materials, Structures and Technologies</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Design for Transport Safety

ISSN

2313-576X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

6

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

000523715800006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85079594121