Machine driving of wooden and steel highway guardrail posts under adverse conditions

Charles J. Gatchell; Edwin L. Lucas; Edwin L. Lucas

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Machine driving of wooden and steel highway guardrail posts under adverse conditions

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charles J. Gatchell, Edwin L. Lucas, Edwin L. Lucas

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-212. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.

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Abstract

In an exploratory study, we drove 32 wooden posts and 26 steel posts into a rock-filled base that was topped with limestone gravel and shale. We found that, though both post materials perform well, wood is superior to steel in resisting damage below the groundline.

Citation

Gatchell, Charles J.; Lucas, Edwin L. 1971. Machine driving of wooden and steel highway guardrail posts under adverse conditions. Res. Pap. NE-212. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.