The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute,
performed research on truck escape ramps in the early 1980's. The final
reports are available from the PTI library by contacting Kim Colpetzer at
814-863-3953 and requesting
PTI Report 8617, Truck Escape Ramp Methodology, Vol. 2 Final Report, by J.
C. Wambold, et. al.
PTI Report 8815, Truck Escape Ramp Methodology, Vol. 1 Executive Summary,
by J.C. Wambold, et. al.
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>>Subject: Re: Truck escape ramp design standards
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>>There have been independent tests conducted in Australia, which have led
>>to our own design practice. These are summarised on p671-2 of Volume 2
>>of the 3rd edition of my Handbook of Road Technology published by Gordon
>>and Breach.
>>
>>
>>"J. R. Setti" wrote:
>>
>> > Dear colleagues, or, perhaps more appropriately, chers collègues:
>> >
>> > I have a request which is particularly directed to the French members
>> of this list or whoever else knowledgeable on the subject of truck
>> escape ramps.
>> >
>> > I supervise a MASc who will be studying truck escape ramps on hilly
>> roads. One site we will be analyzing is an arrester bed which was built
>> according to guidelines from France, published by SETRA under the title
>> "Guide Technique Lits d'arrêts". Those guidelines suggest a design
>> method and design parameters that lead to results that are quite
>> different from those obtained by using the AASHTO green book design procedure.
>> >
>> > However, a search on the publication list available on SETRA's web
>> site has not given any indications of the existence of such technical
>> guide. Also, a copy of the technical guide used by the designing team
>> (given to me by the engineer in charge of the TER operation) has
>> "PROJET" in bold letters stamped across its first page, which makes me
>> wonder if that copy would be a preliminary version that was never
>> officially published.
>> >
>> > I sent an e-mail enquiry to SETRA but it has not been responded yet --
>> probably because I sent it to the wrong person, not knowing who to
>> contact there.
>> >
>> > I would like to obtain a copy of such publication, if it does exist
>> and I would like to know if its guidelines are in effect.
>> >
>> > In fact, I would like to know the guidelines for the design of truck
>> arrester beds (or any other kind of truck escape ramps or areas) in
>> effect in as many countries as possible, based or not on the AASHTO
>> guidelines. I would really appreciate any pointers to how to obtain
>> copies of such guidelines.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any help on this matter.
>> >
>> > --jrs.
>> > ----
>> > Dr. Jose Reynaldo Setti E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> > Associate Professor 400 Trabalhador Saocarlense Avenue
>> > Universidade de Sao Paulo 13566-590 - S. Carlos, SP, Brazil
>> > Sao Carlos School of Engineering ph.: (+55 16) 273-9596
>> > Dept. of Transport Engineering fax: (+55 16) 273-9602
>>
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