Guardrail

A Guardrail is a fence or similar structure designed to prevent vehicles from veering off the roadway into oncoming traffic, crashing against solid objects or falling over an embankment. A secondary objective is keeping the vehicle upright while deflected along the guardrail.

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Photo: Armco Barriers

Useful Life

The useful life of a guradrail will vary considerably due to a range of environmental & other factors. A useful life of 20 years appears to be typical for the runways operated by the organisations listed below.

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Asset Owner Adopted Life
Austroads 2 20 years

Guardrail Types

  • W Beam 5
  • Rub Rail 4
  • Wire Rope Safety Barrier 6

Guard Rail Vendors

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External Links & References

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Road Safety Engineering Risk Assessment Part 4: Treatment Life for Road Safety Measures
  3. Google Search
  4. Rubrail (Ingal Civil)
  5. Flexbeam (Ingal Civil)
  6. Wire Rope Safety Barrier (Ingal Civil)
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