Equipment Details
Product Name: EZE-Erect Posts
Description:
The FHWA Geometric and Roadside Design Acceptance Letter Number SS-9, dates March 16, 1989, found single, 6.0-kg/m (4-pound/foot) EZE-Erect posts acceptable in both strong and weak soils. Some States have found two EZE-Erect posts acceptable by virtue of an extrapolation of the results of the single-post tests. Mr. Ray's calculations show that the dual post support would meet the change-in-velocity criteria. The report of the triple-post test shows an excessive velocity change. However, this was predictable from the single-post testing. In fact, the energy dissipated per post in the triple-post test was very close to that in the comparable single-post test. This gives us confidence in the interpolation and extrapolation of the test data. Thus, from these data we can infer that a dual-post support will perform satisfactorily in the strong-soil conditions under which the three-post support was tested.
NCHRP Approval: NCHRP Approved
Approval Letter Link: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/roadway_dept/road_hardware/breakaway/pdf/xx02.pdf
Website: http://www.franklinindustriesco.com/
Manufacturer Name: Franklin Industries
Contact(s):
Franklin Industries
P.O. Box 671
Franklin, Pennsylvania 16323
Contact: Mr. James W. Young
Phone: (814) 437-3726
Fax: (814) 432-7556
