Safe Direction Ramshield - Model W -Beam Guardrail
RAMSHIELD W-Beam Guardrail features patented technology and is the latest advancement in w-beam guardrail barrier designs. The innovative design of RAMSHIELD W-Beam Guardrail sets a new benchmark in simplicity and performance, providing safe vehicle containment and facilitating rapid installation.
W-beam barrier provides an economical solution for vehicles leaving the safe, travelled way. Hazards such as trees, utility poles, culverts and embankments are often located adjacent to roadways and relocating them is often impractical. In these instances, shielding with a longitudinal safety barrier, such as RAMSHIELD® W-Beam Guardrail is the most appropriate treatment option.
Crash test evaluation:
- 1100kg Passenger Car travelling at 100km/h & 25 degrees (MASH 3-10)
- 1700kg Passenger Car travelling at 110km/h & 25 degrees
- 2270kg Pick-up Truck travelling at 100km/h & 25 degrees (MASH 3-11)
Austroads acceptance:
Approved connections:
- MSKT End Terminal
- RAMSHIELD® High Containment
- Concrete via the RAMSHIELD® Transition
- CrocGuard® Bridge & Culvert Barrier via the RAMSHIELD® Transition
- BIKERSHIELD™ Motorcyclist Protection
Approved variations:
- 6m span without posts
- Base plate installation
- 1m post spacing
- Reduced post embedment
- Accepted by the Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel (ASBAP)
- Complies with MASH TL3
- Complies with AS/NZS 3845.1 Road Safety Barrier Systems & Devices
- Crash tested at w-beam guardrail heights of between 730mm and 820mm
- Crash tested for bi-directional impacts
- Narrow width: just 180mm
- Standard post spacing: 2m centres