Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
8-8-2006
Citation
United States Patent Reid et al. Patent No.: US 7,086,508 B2
Abstract
An end splice assembly for a box-beam guardrail and terminal system having a first stage rail element and a second stage rail element. The assembly has two major connecting components. Upper and lower bent plate channels and upper and lower channel splice plates. The channels and plates have side walls which extend laterally to one another when the two rail elements are mated. The channels and plates are fastened together to provide moment strength to the splice within the system.
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