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Title:

Glass Textile Reinforced Concrete Crash Barrier
Value Proposition:

The most popularly used crash barrier is made up of reinforced concrete (RC), which has high rigidity but poor energy absorption. When a vehicle collides with the RC crash barrier, the vehicle is seriously damaged and occupants may be fatally injured due to the impact of collision. To enhance the safety of road users, a pre-fabricated glass textile reinforced concrete crash barrier system (GTRC CRABS) that is flexible, elastic and having the ability to absorb more energy, with appropriate connection mechanism is developed at CSIR-SERC. The single unit of GTRC CRABS is having one-third the weight of conventional precast RC crash barrier and are easy to handle and transport.
Summary Application:

• Best suitable as crash barrier / median in road highways and also in narrow roads.

• Huge potential in national and international markets
Advantages:
  • Light-weight prefabricated units, non-corrosive and durable
  • Ease of installation and replacement
  • Safer than conventional RC crash barriers
  • Adaptable for use in narrower spaces in interior roads
  • Better cost-benefit ratio
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre[CSIR-SERC]
:  director[at]serc[dot]res[dot]in
:91-44-22542139
:https://serc.res.in
Industrial Applications: Building Materials [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] Construction Machinery& Equipments [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] New Techniques [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.]
Patent(s): IN480834
Patent Application(s): NA

 

 

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