New methods of forming concrete walls and barriers have provided designers with a wide variety of possible architectural treatments in the form of patterns and textures. However, there are limited crash test data to verify that barriers featuring these patterns and textures will comply with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 crash testing criteria. There is a need to develop guidelines for evaluating the crashworthiness of barriers with a broad range of patterns and textures based on full-scale crash testing of selected representative designs. New methods of forming concrete walls and barriers have provided designers with a wide variety of possible architectural treatments in the form of patterns and textures. However, there are limited crash test data to verify that barriers featuring these patterns and textures will comply with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 crash testing criteria. There is a need to develop guidelines for evaluating the crashworthiness of barriers with a broad range of patterns and textures based on full-scale crash testing of selected representative designs.

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Crash Testing of Various Textured Barriers