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Crash Barriers

What is a Crash Barrier?

Crash Barrier is a means of restraining an errant moving vehicle, generally by the use of a horizontal beam mounted on vertical posts. It can be designed to give preference to the protection of the occupants of a vehicle, for example on a Highway, or to the protection of whatever is behind the barrier such as a building.

How does a Crash Barrier work?

Crash Barriers work by absorbing the forces of an impact with a vehicle and transferring the load to the Crash Barrier. Some systems use a strong, more rigid posts to transfer the load to the posts as well as the horizontal beams so they do not deflect so much under impact. Other types use weaker posts that give way and the load is mainly transferred to the horizontal beam meaning it deflects more but is safer for the occupants of the vehicle.

How do I install a Crash Barrier?

Crash Barriers can be installed by either bolting shorter base plated posts down to a suitable concrete surface or by digging out a foundation hole and concreting longer straight posts into them. Alternatively, a socket can be cast into the foundation and the post is dropped into the socket if a removable system is required. Whichever system is used the posts are normally installed first at suitable centres, then the beams are hung from the posts and joined together with bolts. Finally suitable end terminals are fixed.

How do I use a Crash Barrier?

Crash Barriers are used on Highways for opposite direction carriageway separation and around static objects with the potential for devastating collisions, such as overbridge structures. Crash barriers are used in other situations such as industrial sites for separation of people and property from moving vehicles such as forklift trucks.

Where can I buy a Crash Barrier?

There are so many different kinds of Crash Barrier designed for different applications that it can be confusing as to what you need for your situation. For example, even expert specifiers often specify a Highway system designed for high speed glancing impacts when they really need one for low speed 90° impacts. Compass Protection Manufacturing Ltd have a wide knowledge of all types of Crash Barrier and can offer solid advice as to what best suits your needs, even if that is a product that we don’t supply we can point you in the right direction of where to look.

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