US20080283807A1 - Safety Barrier Anchorage - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to road safety barriers.
- the invention relates to a road safety barrier including a rope and to the anchoring of one end of the rope to the ground.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,738 discloses several embodiments of a road safety barrier comprising a series of posts rigidly mounted on or in the ground, an anchor body fixed in or on the ground beyond the series of posts, at least one rope which is supported by the posts so as to extend along the series of posts and which has an end portion extending downwards from the last post of the series towards the anchor body, and a terminal fixed on the extremity of the end portion of the rope.
- the terminal is connected directly to the anchor body.
- the terminal is intended to become detached from- the anchor body in the event of a collision.
- the- flexibility of the rope may allow a vehicle to be trapped by the downwardly extending portion without the terminal being disengaged from the anchor body.
- the present invention provides a road safety barrier including an elongate member or tie bar having a first end part connected to the anchor body and a second end part releasably connected to the terminal so that the elongate member or tie bar is in line with the terminal and the end portion of the rope.
- the invention provides a road safety barrier in which the last post is inclined from the vertical towards the anchor body.
- the invention provides a road safety barrier in which the last post is weakened at or near ground level.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic vertical section through an anchorage at one end of a road safety barrier in accordance with the invention
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the road safety barrier
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the road safety barrier
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail of the anchorage shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 shows a post
- FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of the post.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of the post.
- the safety barrier illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 extends parallel to the direction of traffic flow, at one side of a road or between two carriageways. Only one end of the safety barrier is shown; the other end may be similar or different in design.
- Steel wire ropes 1 - 4 (for example, four in number) are supported by a series of posts 6 a - c loosely fitted in steel sockets that are rigidly mounted in concrete footings 7 in the ground. (Alternatively, the posts could have bases bolted to plates fixed to the footings or could be rigidly mounted in the footings.) In the preferred embodiment illustrated, each rope follows a sinuous path along the series of posts, in particular passing from one side to the other of adjacent posts, as best seen in FIG. 3 .
- the ropes are supported, for example, by rollers or hooks on the posts, in particular being supported by hooks 5 on the last post 6 a and adjacent posts 6 b and by rollers on the other posts 6 c .
- Each rope is under tension and extends horizontally between the posts.
- the spacing between the posts 6 a , 6 b nearer the end of the safety barrier is less than that between the other posts 6 c.
- each rope extends downwards from the last post 6 towards an anchor body 9 which is fixed on a concrete foundation 11 beyond the end of the series of posts 6 a - c .
- the anchor body 9 is approximately L-shaped in side view; it comprises a base plate 12 and an upstanding flange 13 .
- the threaded upper ends of several (e.g. four) anchoring rods 14 project from a sunken sloping upper surface 16 of the foundation 11 and through holes 17 in the base plate 12 , and nuts (not shown) are applied to the threaded ends to secure the anchor body 9 to the foundation 11 .
- the flange 13 has four upwardly open slots 18 and is tilted away from the series of posts 6 a - c.
- An elongate terminal 19 comprises a hollow portion 19 a , which is fixed on the extremity 8 a of the end portion 8 of a respective rope, and a solid elongate portion 19 b provided with a screw thread 19 c .
- the hollow portion 19 a is swaged on the rope extremity 8 a .
- the terminal 19 is made of steel, for example, having suitable flow characteristics for the swaging process and having a sufficiently high tensile strength to withstand the high tensile loads to which it is subjected under normal conditions of impact of a vehicle with the safety barrier.
- An elongate member or tie bar 21 has a first end part 21 a connected to the anchor body 9 and a second end part 21 b releasably connected to the terminal 19 .
- the end part 21 b carries a connecting member or socket 22 which is threaded on the screw thread 19 c of the terminal 19 .
- the socket 22 is also threaded on the end part 21 b of the tie bar 21 . (Alternatively, the socket could be integral with the tie bar or the terminal.)
- the end part 21 a of the tie bar 21 extends through a respective slot 18 in the flange 13 of the anchor body 9 .
- the flange 13 provides a first abutment surface facing away from the series of posts 6 a - c , and a tensioning nut 23 (threaded on the end part 21 a of the tie bar 21 ) provides a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface.
- a tensioning nut 23 (threaded on the end part 21 a of the tie bar 21 ) provides a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface.
- the tensioning nut 23 is tightened to provide the required tension in the rope, and a locking nut 29 is then tightened against it.
- the tie bar 21 (or at least a part of it between the anchor body 9 and the end part 21 b ) has a cross-sectional area less than the minimum cross-sectional area of the terminal 19 ; this helps to ensure that the tie bar 21 will fail in preference to the terminal 19 .
- the bending strength of the tie bar 21 is less than that of the terminal 19 .
- the working length L 1 (e.g. 250 mm) of the tie bar 21 (the length under tension, between the tensioning nut 23 and the terminal 19 ) is about three-quarters of the length L 2 (e.g. 330 mm) of the terminal 19 ; for example, L 1 may be from about one half to several times L 2 . In general it will be convenient for the working length of the tie bar to be about the same as the length of the terminal.
- the free length B of rope between the last post 6 a and the terminal 19 is at least twice the distance A between the anchor body 9 and the end of the terminal 19 remote from the anchor body.
- the ratio B/A may be up to three (or more), but the elongate tic bar 21 should be of sufficient length to prevent risk of damage to the terminal 19 .
- the tie bar 21 , the terminal 19 , and the end portion 8 of the corresponding rope are in line and at an angle ⁇ to the horizontal.
- ⁇ 1 16° (rope 1 )
- ⁇ 2 19° (rope 2 )
- ⁇ 3 20° (rope 3 )
- ⁇ 4 21° (rope 4 ).
- the last post is inclined at an angle ⁇ from the vertical towards the anchor body 9 (whereas the other posts 6 b , 6 c are vertical).
- ⁇ is about half ⁇ .
- ⁇ ( ⁇ /2) ⁇ , where ⁇ is a tolerance, which may be up to 5° (or more), up to 4°, or preferably up to 3°.
- the interposition of the elongate member or tie bar 21 between the terminal 19 and the anchor body 9 facilitates disengagement from the anchor body in the event of impact, avoids or reduces the risk of damage to the rope in such an event, and provides an easily replaceable link.
- the tie bar 21 is relatively rigid in comparison with the rope, which of course comprises helically wound wires.
- the tie bar 21 and the terminal 19 in combination, provide a long rigid section which is substantially stiffer in bending than the rope itself and which thereby facilitates detachment from the anchor body 9 in the event of a vehicle collision.
- the tie bar 21 may therefore be considered to be a tensile or mechanical fuse designed to fail in preference to the terminal 19 , and to reduce the risk of damage to the rope, when a vehicle collides with the safety barrier.
- the open-ended slot 18 in the flange 13 of the anchor body 9 serves as a disengagement device allowing the tie bar 21 to separate from the anchor body (in a direction parallel to the abutment surface of the flange 13 ) in response to a predetermined deflection of the end portion 8 of the corresponding rope.
- Alternative disengagement devices may be used.
- a shearing edge may be provided in such a position that the tie bar is contacted by the shearing edge and fractures under tension when the end portion 8 of the rope is subjected to the predetermined deflection.
- the posts 6 a , 6 b nearest the end of the safety barrier inevitably collapse by folding in a predictable manner, they are each weakened at or near ground level.
- a weakened portion is provided at a transition 31 between the lower part of the post 6 b (fitted in the above-mentioned socket) and the exposed upper part.
- the weakened portion comprises a notch 32 in the side of the post facing the oncoming traffic, in particular in a flange 33 directed towards the oncoming traffic. At least the post 6 a is weakened in this way.
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Abstract
A road safety barrier comprising a series of posts rigidly mounted on or in the ground, an anchor body (9) fixed in or on the ground beyond the series of posts, and at least one rope (1-4) which is supported by the posts so as to extend along the series of posts and which has an end portion (8) extending downwards from the last post (6 a) of the series towards the anchor body (9). A terminal (19) is fixed on the extremity (8 a) of the end portion (8) of the rope. An elongate tie bar 21 has a first end part connected to the anchor body (9) and a second end part releasably connected to the terminal (19) so that the elongate tie bar is in line with the terminal and the end portion (8) of the rope. The tie bar (21) reduces the risk of damage to the terminal (19) in the event of vehicular impact, and is easily replaceable. It also facilitates disengagement of the rope from the anchor body (9) if a vehicle becomes trapped by the end portion (8) of the rope during a collision.
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- This application in a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/213,606, filed Aug. 26, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,367,549, which claims priority to United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0419185.4, filed Aug. 27, 2004.
- This invention relates to road safety barriers. In particular, the invention relates to a road safety barrier including a rope and to the anchoring of one end of the rope to the ground.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,738 discloses several embodiments of a road safety barrier comprising a series of posts rigidly mounted on or in the ground, an anchor body fixed in or on the ground beyond the series of posts, at least one rope which is supported by the posts so as to extend along the series of posts and which has an end portion extending downwards from the last post of the series towards the anchor body, and a terminal fixed on the extremity of the end portion of the rope. In each embodiment the terminal is connected directly to the anchor body. When a vehicle collides with the rope, particularly with the downwardly sloping end portion of the rope, there is a risk of damage to the terminal and the part of the rope in or adjacent the terminal. Such damage may necessitate replacement of the terminal and/or the rope, which is an expensive operation.
- In some embodiments described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,738 the terminal is intended to become detached from- the anchor body in the event of a collision. However, it has been found that the- flexibility of the rope may allow a vehicle to be trapped by the downwardly extending portion without the terminal being disengaged from the anchor body.
- In the barriers described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,738 all the posts are vertical. The last post is thus subjected to a bending moment, about its mounting point, by the downwardly sloping end portion of the rope, being under tension. This limits the tension which can be applied to the rope. Furthermore, when a vehicle collides with the rope, at any point but particularly at the end portion, this may apply an excessive bending moment to the last post, permanently damaging it.
- In one aspect the present invention provides a road safety barrier including an elongate member or tie bar having a first end part connected to the anchor body and a second end part releasably connected to the terminal so that the elongate member or tie bar is in line with the terminal and the end portion of the rope.
- In another aspect the invention provides a road safety barrier in which the last post is inclined from the vertical towards the anchor body.
- In another aspect the invention provides a road safety barrier in which the last post is weakened at or near ground level.
- The invention will be described further, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic vertical section through an anchorage at one end of a road safety barrier in accordance with the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the road safety barrier; -
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the road safety barrier; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail of the anchorage shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 shows a post; -
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of the post; and -
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the post. - The safety barrier illustrated in
FIGS. 1 to 4 extends parallel to the direction of traffic flow, at one side of a road or between two carriageways. Only one end of the safety barrier is shown; the other end may be similar or different in design. Steel wire ropes 1-4 (for example, four in number) are supported by a series of posts 6 a-c loosely fitted in steel sockets that are rigidly mounted inconcrete footings 7 in the ground. (Alternatively, the posts could have bases bolted to plates fixed to the footings or could be rigidly mounted in the footings.) In the preferred embodiment illustrated, each rope follows a sinuous path along the series of posts, in particular passing from one side to the other of adjacent posts, as best seen inFIG. 3 . The ropes are supported, for example, by rollers or hooks on the posts, in particular being supported byhooks 5 on thelast post 6 a andadjacent posts 6 b and by rollers on theother posts 6 c. Each rope is under tension and extends horizontally between the posts. The spacing between theposts other posts 6 c. - The
end portion 8 of each rope extends downwards from the last post 6 towards ananchor body 9 which is fixed on aconcrete foundation 11 beyond the end of the series of posts 6 a-c. Theanchor body 9 is approximately L-shaped in side view; it comprises abase plate 12 and anupstanding flange 13. The threaded upper ends of several (e.g. four)anchoring rods 14 project from a sunken slopingupper surface 16 of thefoundation 11 and throughholes 17 in thebase plate 12, and nuts (not shown) are applied to the threaded ends to secure theanchor body 9 to thefoundation 11. Theflange 13 has four upwardlyopen slots 18 and is tilted away from the series ofposts 6 a -c. - An
elongate terminal 19 comprises ahollow portion 19 a, which is fixed on theextremity 8 a of theend portion 8 of a respective rope, and a solidelongate portion 19 b provided with ascrew thread 19 c. Thehollow portion 19 a is swaged on therope extremity 8 a. Theterminal 19 is made of steel, for example, having suitable flow characteristics for the swaging process and having a sufficiently high tensile strength to withstand the high tensile loads to which it is subjected under normal conditions of impact of a vehicle with the safety barrier. - An elongate member or
tie bar 21 has afirst end part 21 a connected to theanchor body 9 and asecond end part 21 b releasably connected to theterminal 19. In the preferred embodiment illustrated, theend part 21 b carries a connecting member orsocket 22 which is threaded on thescrew thread 19 c of theterminal 19. In the preferred embodiment, as shown, thesocket 22 is also threaded on theend part 21 b of thetie bar 21. (Alternatively, the socket could be integral with the tie bar or the terminal.) Theend part 21 a of thetie bar 21 extends through arespective slot 18 in theflange 13 of theanchor body 9. Theflange 13 provides a first abutment surface facing away from the series of posts 6 a-c, and a tensioning nut 23 (threaded on theend part 21 a of the tie bar 21) provides a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface. Between the first and second abutment surfaces there is a series of intermediate members, comprising, in sequence, a plastics (e.g. nylon) washer 24, a metal plate 26 (having a through-hole), atapered metal washer 27, and at least one plain metal washer 28 (two shown). Thetensioning nut 23 is tightened to provide the required tension in the rope, and alocking nut 29 is then tightened against it. - If a rope gets jammed over a wheel or other part of a vehicle, as the vehicle approaches the
anchor body 9 the rope will be lifted up, increasing the angle between the rope and the ground and: causing theend part 21 a of thetie bar 21 to slide up in theslot 18 and eventually disengage completely from theanchor body 9. During this process, damage is likely to occur to thetie bar 21. However, it is easy and inexpensive to replace a damaged tie bar. The tie bar 21 (or at least a part of it between theanchor body 9 and theend part 21 b) has a cross-sectional area less than the minimum cross-sectional area of theterminal 19; this helps to ensure that thetie bar 21 will fail in preference to theterminal 19. For the same reason, the bending strength of thetie bar 21 is less than that of theterminal 19. In the embodiment illustrated, the working length L1 (e.g. 250 mm) of the tie bar 21 (the length under tension, between thetensioning nut 23 and the terminal 19) is about three-quarters of the length L2 (e.g. 330 mm) of theterminal 19; for example, L1 may be from about one half to several times L2. In general it will be convenient for the working length of the tie bar to be about the same as the length of the terminal. - Preferably, the free length B of rope between the
last post 6 a and theterminal 19 is at least twice the distance A between theanchor body 9 and the end of theterminal 19 remote from the anchor body. The ratio B/A may be up to three (or more), but theelongate tic bar 21 should be of sufficient length to prevent risk of damage to theterminal 19. Thetie bar 21, the terminal 19, and theend portion 8 of the corresponding rope are in line and at an angle ∝ to the horizontal. By way of example, as shown inFIG. 1 , ∝1=16° (rope 1), ∝2=19° (rope 2), ∝3=20° (rope 3), and ∝4=21° (rope 4). To minimize (or at least reduce) the bending moment applied to thelast post 6 a by the ropes 1-4 passing over it and sloping down towards theanchor body 9, the last post is inclined at an angle β from the vertical towards the anchor body 9 (whereas theother posts - It will be appreciated that the interposition of the elongate member or
tie bar 21 between the terminal 19 and theanchor body 9 facilitates disengagement from the anchor body in the event of impact, avoids or reduces the risk of damage to the rope in such an event, and provides an easily replaceable link. Thetie bar 21 is relatively rigid in comparison with the rope, which of course comprises helically wound wires. Thetie bar 21 and the terminal 19, in combination, provide a long rigid section which is substantially stiffer in bending than the rope itself and which thereby facilitates detachment from theanchor body 9 in the event of a vehicle collision. - The
tie bar 21 may therefore be considered to be a tensile or mechanical fuse designed to fail in preference to the terminal 19, and to reduce the risk of damage to the rope, when a vehicle collides with the safety barrier. - The open-ended
slot 18 in theflange 13 of theanchor body 9 serves as a disengagement device allowing thetie bar 21 to separate from the anchor body (in a direction parallel to the abutment surface of the flange 13) in response to a predetermined deflection of theend portion 8 of the corresponding rope. Alternative disengagement devices may be used. In particular, a shearing edge may be provided in such a position that the tie bar is contacted by the shearing edge and fractures under tension when theend portion 8 of the rope is subjected to the predetermined deflection. - To ensure that the
posts FIGS. 5 and 6 , taking one of theposts 6 b as an example, a weakened portion is provided at atransition 31 between the lower part of thepost 6 b (fitted in the above-mentioned socket) and the exposed upper part. Preferably, as shown inFIG. 6 , the weakened portion comprises anotch 32 in the side of the post facing the oncoming traffic, in particular in aflange 33 directed towards the oncoming traffic. At least thepost 6 a is weakened in this way.
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1. A road safety barrier comprising
a series of posts spaced longitudinally along the ground, each post secured in the ground;
an anchor body fixed in or on the ground proximate a last post of the series of posts;
at least one rope supported by the posts and extending along the series of posts, the rope having an end portion extending downwards from a last post of the series of posts towards the anchor body; and
a terminal fixed on an extremity of the end portion of the rope, the terminal being connectable to the anchor body;
wherein the last post is inclined from the vertical towards the anchor body; and
wherein each of the series of posts except for the last post is substantially vertical.
2. The road safety barrier of claim I, wherein the last post forms an angle of inclination, β, with a vertical line and wherein the end portion of the rope forms an angle, ∝, of incidence with a horizontal line, such that the angle of inclination and the angle of incidence are approximately related by the equation: β=(∝/2).
3. The road safety barrier of claim 1 further comprising an elongate tie bar having a first end part connectable to the anchor body and a second end part releasably connected to the terminal, such that the elongate tie bar is aligned with the terminal and the end portion of the rope.
4. The road safety barrier of claim 3 , wherein at least the second end part of the elongate tie bar is adapted to separate from the anchor body in response to a predetermined deflection of the end portion of the rope.
5. The road safety barrier of claim 4 , wherein the anchor body has a first abutment surface facing away from the series of posts, an abutment member on the tie bar has a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface, the abutment surfaces are urged towards each other by tension applied to the rope, and the anchor body comprises a slotted opening allowing the elongate tie bar to separate from the anchor body in a direction parallel to the first abutment surface in response to a predetermined deflection of the end portion of the rope.
6. A road safety barrier comprising:
a plurality of posts spaced longitudinally along the ground, each post mounted on or in the ground such that the posts are prevented from moving along the surface of the ground;
an anchor body fixed in or on the ground proximate a last post of the plurality of posts;
at least one rope supported by each of the plurality of posts, the rope having an end portion extending downwards from a last post of the plurality of posts towards the anchor body; and
a terminal fixed on an extremity of the end portion of the rope, the terminal being connectable to the anchor body;
wherein the last post is inclined from the vertical towards the anchor body.
7. The road safety barrier of claim 6 further comprising a plurality of concrete footings such that each one of the plurality of posts is secured to one of the plurality of concrete footings.
8. The road safety barrier of claim 7 wherein each of the concrete footings comprises a base socket, the base socket rigidly mounted in the concrete footing;
such that the base socket is adapted to receive a base portion of one of the plurality of posts.
9. The road safety barrier of claim 7 wherein each of the concrete footings comprises a base plate, the base plate rigidly mounted to the concrete footing;
such that a base portion of one of each of the plurality of posts is securable to the base plate.
10. The road safety barrier of claim 6 wherein each of the plurality of posts has a top and a bottom such that a cross-section of the top is substantially the same as a cross-section of the bottom.
11. The road safety barrier of claim 10 wherein each post has a substantially uniform cross-section between the top and the bottom.
12. The road safety barrier of claim 6 wherein each of the plurality of posts except for the last post are substantially vertical.
13. The road safety barrier of claim 6 wherein the angle of the last post with respect to vertical is such that a bending moment on the last post resulting from the at least one rope is reduced compared to a bending moment on the posts that are substantially vertical.
14. The road safety barrier of claim 6 wherein a distance between the last post and the post adjacent the last post is less than a distance between two of the plurality of posts remote from the last post.
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