State of the practice of cable barrier systems

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2060, 2008, Pages 84-91

  Sheikh, Nauman M ^a   Alberson, Dean C ^a   Chatham, Linda S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABLES;

BARRIER SYSTEMS; CABLE BARRIER; CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN STANDARD; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SERVICE PERFORMANCE; STATE OF THE PRACTICE; SURVEY QUALITY;

SURVEYS;

EID: 56749179157     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2060-10     Document Type: Article

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