MASH Railing Load Requirements for Bridge Deck Overhang
State highway agencies across the country are upgrading standards, policies, and processes to
satisfy the 2016 AASHTO/FHWA Joint Implementation Agreement for MASH.
NCHRP Research Report 1078: MASH Railing Load Requirements for Bridge Deck Overhang,
from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
presents an evaluation of the structural demand and load distribution in concrete bridge deck
overhangs supporting barriers subjected to vehicle impact loads.
Supplemental to the report are
Appendices B through E, which provide design examples for concrete barriers,
open concrete railing post on deck, deck-mounted steel-post, and curb-mounted steel-post.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/27/2024