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Barrier End Treatments and Crash Cushions
RDG Chapter 8
Terminal Classifications
• A gating device
• A non-gating device
A Brief History of Non-Proprietary Terminals
• Blunt End• Turned-Down End or
Texas Twist• BCT (Breakaway Cable Terminal)
• MELT (Modified Eccentric Loader Terminal)
• Buried-in-Backslope
Blunt EndsBlunt End
Hot knife through butter
Texas TwistTurned-Down End
BCTBCT
Guardrail
MELTMELT
Buried Guard RailBuried-In-Backslope
Report 350 Terminals Video
Some Proprietary W-beam Terminals
• BRAKEMASTER
• CAT (Crash Cushion Attenuating Terminal)
• SRT 350 (Slotted Rail Terminal 350)
• Regent
CAT
Crash Cushion Attenuating Terminal (CAT)
Slotted Rail Terminal 350
Slotted Rails
Energy-Absorbing Proprietary Terminals
•ET PLUS (Extruder Terminal PLUS)
•SKT 350 (Sequential Kinking Terminal 350)
•FLEAT (Flared Energy Absorbing Terminal)
ET- 2000
How the ET-2000 works
SKT 350Sequential Kinking Terminal (SKT)
SKT-350 After Hit
SUV vs. SKT
FLEATFlared Energy Absorbing Terminal (FLEAT)
Installation Problems with Gating Terminals
Good installation?
Good installation 2?