Session 3 Grading Requirements for Guardrail End Treatments
Recoverable Slope 4:1 or Flatter
Traversable Slope 3:1 to 4:1
Non-Traversable Critical Slope Steeper than 3:1
Three Areas to Consider for Grading Advanced Grading Adjacent Grading Run Out Grading
Advanced grading
Advanced grading if not properly done can cause a rollover
Adjacent grading
KY Example - Good Grading, Guardrail Installed for Box Culvert But Pre Pass Box & Pole Only 95’
Adjacent grading if not properly done can cause a rollover
Adjacent Grading – Not very High but 2:1 Slope Beside Pad
Run out grading
Run out grading if not properly done can cause a rollover or a collision with a fixed object
Grading Requirements Standard Drawing RBI-004 Installation of Guardrail End Treatment Type Std Draw shows 5’ of widening in the “Adjacent” area behind the guardrail
Grading Type 4A End Treatment Advanced: 10:1 front 4:1 side Adjacent: 10:1 – 3 feet wide Run Out: 4:1 desirable 3:1 Maximum Note: With the 2012 Std Drawings the 3’ “Adjacent” dimension will change to 5’
Q & A Time 1. What are the Names for the 3 Areas of Grading? Advanced, Adjacent and Run Out
2. Why do we need to grade an area in front of an End Treatment so Flat? to ensure that a vehicle is stable at the moment of impact and that its suspension is neither extended nor compressed
Q & A Time 3. Define: Recoverable Slope Traversable Slope Critical Slope Recoverable Slope – 4:1 or Flatter Traversable Slope – 4:1 to 3:1 Critical Slope - Steeper than 3:1