SPS Technology Special Applications | Vehicle Barrier Pendulum Impact Test
This Vehicle Barrier Pendulum Test was carried out by the Texas Transportation Institute as part of the Martin Branch Bridge project, Texas, in 2013.
The crash barrier was constructed on a deck built with Sandwich Plate System, SPS, and achieved a TL4 performance level, with:
posts bolted to steel brackets on an SPS bridge deck;
stiffeners below SPS for local strengthening (if not connected to beam flanges).
The SPS deck remained undamaged.
Sandwich Plate System was ultimately used to rapidly replace TxDOT’s Martin Branch Bridge; a remote two lane 3-span rural road bridge.
The work took place over a weekend with no need for any concrete work. The SPS panels were delivered to site as half-width bridge modules integrated with longitudinal girders. Each bridge span consisted of two bridge modules spanning 50ft long by 13ft wide. In 2014 Sandwich Plate System was selected for the AASHTO Innovation Initiative Award based on a nomination by TxDOT for the successful installation and follow-on testing of the completed bridge project over several years.
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