attachment-4-bid-94-26.pdf
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- Bid 94-26
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- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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This is a Standard Plans document issued by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) detailing the technical specifications for a 31" W-Beam Guardrail with 8" Offset Block system using steel posts (Item 606.18001). The guardrail system is designed for installation on new runs, replacement runs, and substantial replacement portions of existing guardrail installations across interstate, state, and local roads. The standard includes comprehensive design specifications covering guardrail panel configurations, steel post dimensions, synthetic offset block details, splice bolt arrangements, and terminal unit connections. The document specifies that the system has received federal eligibility under MASH Test Level 3 certification and complies with NCHRP 350 testing standards. Technical requirements detail the rail face positioning relative to pavement edges, allowable slope configurations (ranging from 4:1 to 10:1 slopes with corresponding post setback distances of 1' to 2'), and rail height establishment protocols based on edge of pavement conditions and curb positioning. The guardrail panels are fabricated from 12-gauge sheet steel W-beam sections with nominal 12'-6" lengths for standard installations and 9'-4" lengths for curved sections under 100' radius, utilizing 4" x 6" steel posts with 6" x 8" synthetic offset blocks and specified bolt hardware including button head bolts and recessed nuts.
The standard plan establishes payment procedures on a per-linear-foot basis with clearly defined pay limits demarcated on the plan elevation drawings. No specific pricing, set-asides, incumbent contractors, or funding sources are identified within this technical standards document. The specifications require compliance with AASHTO's "A Guide to Standardized Highway Barrier" guidelines and incorporate provisions for using only approved offset block products listed on the FHWA website that meet MASH Test Level 3 or higher criteria. Engineering review is mandated when site conditions deviate from standard configurations, and construction documentation must include dimensional verification to ensure the rail face remains at the specified edge of pavement location while maintaining appropriate distances from slope breaks based on slope stability assessments.
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STANDARD
NO.
NO.
STANDARD
REVISION DATE
*.DGN FILE NAME
GUARDRAIL STANDARD
GR-1
SAMPLE GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION LAYOUT
STANDARD SECTION
EAGRT TERMINAL UNIT EAGRT TERMINAL UNIT
ROADSIDE BARRIER - SEE NOTE NO. 1
TRAFFIC
9'-4•"
IF NECESSARY
(SEE GEN. NOTE 6.)
6'-3" 6'-3"
(TYP.)(TYP.)
GENERAL NOTES
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
6.
7.
8.
STANDARD ELEMENTS
PLAN
ELEVATION
W-BEAM
PAY LIMITS FOR STANDARD SECTION
EDGE OF PAVEMENT
SHOULDER GRADE AT
ON THE TYPICAL SECTION
FACE OF GUARDRAIL AS SHOWN
12'-6"
WHICH HAVE ONLY BEEN TESTED AT 27".
OVER 50 FEET FOR ALL TERMINAL UNITS
TRANSITION RAIL HEIGHT FROM 31" TO 27"
3'-1•" 3'-1•"
6" x 8" SYNTHETIC OFFSET BLOCK (TYP.)
4" x 6" STEEL POST WITH
(TYP.)
6'-3"
6'-3"
9'-4•"
(SEE GEN. NOTE 6.)
IF NECESSARY
3'-1•"
9'-4•"
IF NECESSARY
(SEE GEN. NOTE 6.)
6'-3"
(TYP.)
(SHOWN)
6'-3" 6'-3"
(SEE NOTE NO. 5)
31" TYP.
APPROACH UNIT, ETC.
TERMINAL UNIT, BRIDGE
APPROPRIATE APPROVED
STANDARD SECTION
55°
10°
SECTION THRU RAIL ELEMENT
12‚"
…" R
•" R
•" R
ˆ
2Š"
3‚" 1„" 3‚" 2Š"
ˆ
NEUTRAL AXIS
12 GAUGE (0.109")
SHEET THICKNESS
5/8" BUTTON HEAD BOLT AND RECESSED NUT
Š"
Â
1Š"
1…" R
“" 1‚"
1‚"
2"
9•"
T INTENDED USEL
SHOULDER
L
T
FULL LENGTH THREAD RAIL SPLICE BOLTS
POST BOLT (STEEL POSTS)
POST BOLT
RECESS BOTH SIDES
1"Â x „" DEEP
4" MIN. THREAD LENGTH
DESIGNATOR
FBB01
FBB02
FBB03
[FBB01-03]
1ƒ" MIN. THREAD LENGTH
AT THIS TIME (NOMINALLY 25'=0")]
[8 SPACE W-BEAM GUARDRAIL UNDESIGNATED
RWM04a (NOMINALLY 12'-6")]
[4 SPACE W-BEAM GUARDRAIL DESIGNATED
5‡" 4"
W6 x 8.5
1„"
FRONTSIDE
ƒ" Â HOLE
STEEL POST
STRUCTURAL SHAPE
1„"
(SHOWN WITH FASTENERS)
TYPICAL FRONT VIEW
DETAILS FOR DIMENSIONS
SPLICE BOLT SLOT
SEE BOLT SLOT/
TYPICAL SIDE VIEW
(SHOWN WITH FASTENERS)
STEEL POST
RAIL
FACE OF
PAVEMENT
EDGE OF
[FBB03]
OFFSET BLOCK
SYNTHETIC
POST BOLT
BUTTON HEAD
2" 8•"
AT BEAM SPLICE
ELEVATION VIEW
2"
TRAFFIC
HEAD SPLICE BOLT
[FBB01] BUTTON
SEE NOTE 5
ž
®" R
1„"
SPLICE BOLT SLOT
2•" ƒ
…" R
BOLT SLOT
NOTE: LAP RAIL IN DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC
"7
1„" 1„"
TOP FRONT
Ž"Â HOLE
4•"
6" ƒ
SYNTHETIC OFFSET BLOCK
9.
APPROACH UNIT, ETC.
TERMINAL UNIT, BRIDGE
APPROPRIATE APPROVED
PLATFORM'S FOR OFFSET EAGRT'S
SEE SPECIAL DETAILS
NOTE:
GR-1
GR-1
IMPACTS.
CRASH WORTHY FOR END-ON
IS AN ANCHORAGE ONLY, NOT
TERMINAL UNIT TYPE G-2
THAN 4:1
SLOPES STEEPER
2' MINIMUM FOR
OR FLATTER
SLOPES 4:1
1' MINIMUM FOR
FLATTER SLOPE
4:1 OR
THAN 4:1
SLOPES STEEPER
STEEL POST
GENERAL NOTE 7
DETAIL FOR
CLARIFICATION
& HARDWARE DETAILS
STANDARD SECTION-STEEL POSTS
31" MID-SPLICE BEAM GUARDRAIL
OF EXISTING RUNS OF STRONG POST W-BEAM GUARDRAIL WITH OFFSET BLOCKS.
INCLUDES ALL NEW RUNS, REPLACEMENT RUNS, AND SUBSTANTIAL REPLACEMENT PORTIONS
USE: WHEREVER STRONG POST W-BEAM GUARDRAIL WITH OFFSET BLOCKS IS REQUIRED. THIS
PAID: LINEAR FOOT
ITEM 606.18001 - 31" W-BEAM GUARDRAIL WITH 8" OFFSET BLOCK (STEEL POST)
LETTER FOR MASH TEST LEVEL 3.
THIS GUARDRAIL SYSTEM HAS RECEIVED A FEDERAL ELIGIBILITY
SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS REMAIN IN FORCE.
C) ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERTINENT
ON THE PLANS BUT IT MAY BE MORE.
IN THE SLOPE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN WHAT IS SHOWN
B) THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF THE POST TO THE BREAK
THE PLANS, AND
PAVEMENT OR AT THE INDICATED LOCATION AS SHOWN ON
A) THE FACE OF RAIL SHALL REMAIN AT THE EDGE OF
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
OTHER THAN THE NOMINAL DIMENSIONS AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS,
DIMENSIONS. IN ORDER TO USE ANY OFFSET BLOCKS THAT HAVE
WOULD BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE NORMAL CONTEXT OF NOMINAL
BLOCKS HAVE OR MAY HAVE DIMENSIONS THAT VARY MORE THAN
LEVEL 3 OR HIGHER IN THE FUTURE. SOME OF THESE OFFSET
LEVEL 3 CRITERIA. OTHERS MAY BE ADDED UNDER MASH AT TEST
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL PARTICIPATION PER NCHRP 350 TEST
THE FHWA HAS LISTED OFFSET BLOCKS ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT
EROSION.
CRACKS PARALLEL TO THE ROADWAY, ETC.) OR ACTIVE
SHOWING SIGNS OF SLOPE MOVEMENT (SUCH AS DEPRESSIONS,
OR STONE LINED SLOPE. THE TERM STABLE INCLUDES NOT
TO THE SLOPE BREAK OF A STEEPER THAN 4:1 STABLE SOIL
OF THE GUARDRAIL POST ALONG A 10:1 OR FLATTER SLOPE
B) WHERE THERE IS A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 2' FROM THE BACK
SLOPE TO THE SLOPE BREAK OF A 4:1 OR FLATTER SLOPE OR
BACK OF THE GUARDRAIL POST ALONG A 10:1 OR FLATTER
A) WHERE THERE IS A MINIMUM DISTATNCE OF 1' FROM THE
LONG, IS ONLY ALLOWED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
USE OF POSTS SHORTER THAN 7', BUT NOT LESS THAN 6'-0"
TAPERED SECTIONS.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE OFFSET GUARDRAIL TERMINAL UNITS AT THE
ALSO, THESE PANELS MAY BE USED TO FACILITATE THE
POST BRIDGE APPROACH UNITS AND GUARDRAIL TERMINAL UNITS.
CONVENTIONAL SPLICE ON POST W-BEAM GUARDRAIL AND SPLICE ON
9'-4•" W-BEAM RAIL PANELS MAY BE USED TO TRANSITION TO
PERFORMANCE.
AN ENGINEERING REVIEW TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE SYSTEM
ABOVE ARE ENCOUNTERED, ESTABLISH RAIL HEIGHT THROUGH
C) WHEN SITUATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE DESCRIBED IN A OR B
SIDEWALK AND THE CURB IS AT THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT
II) THE FACE OF RAIL IS AT THE BACK OF A CURBED
RAIL IS 10:1 OR FLATTER OR
THE CROSS SLOPE FROM THE EP TO THE FACE OF
I) THE FACE OF RAIL IS OFFSET FROM THE EP AND
FACE OF RAIL WHEN:
B) SET THE HEIGHT OF RAIL FROM THE GROUND AT THE
EDGE OF PAVEMENT.
PAVEMENT (EP) WHEN THE FACE OF RAIL IS AT THE
A) SET THE HEIGHT OF RAIL FROM THE EDGE OF THE
ESTABLISH RAIL HEIGHT AS FOLLOWS:
THAN 100' RADIUS.
USE 12'-6" LENGTH RAIL ELEMENTS IN RAIL CURVES OF LESS
MANUFACTURERS FOR THEIR PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS.
ON THE OTHER STANDARD SHEETS OR AS REQUIRED BY THE
ONLY USE RECTANGULAR PLATE WASHERS [FWR03] WHERE SHOWN
HARDWARE".
IN AASHTO'S "A GUIDE TO STANDARDIZED HIGHWAY BARRIER
ITEMS IN BRACKETS [ ] ARE DESCRIBED
G-2 TERMINAL UNIT.
TERMINAL UNIT OR CRASH CUSHION AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE
EXCLUDED FROM THIS IS THE GATING PORTION OF A GUARDRAIL
ADOPTED EDITION OF THE AASHTO ROADSIDE DESIGN GUIDE.
THE DEFINITION OF ROADSIDE BARRIER IS PER THE LATEST
THE FACE OF THE POST
INDENTATION AGAINST
PLACE OFFSET BLOCK
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