Guidelines for certification and management of flexible rockfall protection systems

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 823: Guidelines for Certification and Management of Flexible Rockfall Protection Systems provides advice on rockfall fence systems for transportation agencies. It also outlines data that are needed to evaluate the results of roc...

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Main Authors Arndt, Ben (Author), Arpin, Brett (Author), Higgins, Jerry D. (Author), Thompson, Paul D. (Author)
Corporate Authors American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2016.
SeriesReport (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) ; 823.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523108954
1523108959
9780309375412
030937541X
ISSN0077-5614 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (23 pages) : illustrations, charts

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Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Background
  • European ETAG 27 testing standards
  • Proposed ETAG 27 acceptance procedures for agencies
  • Proposed inventory and condition assessment of rockfall fence systems for agencies
  • Discussion of management of rockfall fence systems after inventory and condition assessment
  • Proposed performance-based special provision for rockfall fence systems-- References.