Register now for Berkeley TechTransfer’s fundamentals course on Roadside Safety and Guardrail Systems (click here). This one-day course on December 10, 2019, offers students an opportunity to learn how to design more “forgiving” roadways–those that minimize hazardous installations and reduce potential for death, injury, and property damage associated with crashes. Instruction focuses on best practices in the design and evaluation of common roadside structures such as guardrails, concrete barriers, signs, light pole supports, and work-zone devices. This course is based on the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, Caltrans Standard Plans, and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350: Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Roadside Features. Video presentations illustrate various safety devices and impact attenuators, to help students understand the dynamics of roadside crashes. Select this link for a complete description of this course: https://registration.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/wconnect/ace/custom/pdf/ts_03.pdf
Topics Include
- identification of potential hazards
- design of guardrails, concrete barriers, and impact attenuators
- new requirements for guardrail end terminals
- NCHRP crash test results for barrier systems
- break-away sign and lighting supports
- traversable drainage facilities
What you will learn
Students learn how to recognize, evaluate and resolve potentially hazardous situations involving common roadside structures. Students also learn how to design, install, and maintain new devices to mitigate or avoid these hazards, and how to identify conditions that could make some safety features less effective than expected.
Who should attend
This class is intended for engineers, planners, guardrail inspectors, maintenance personnel, and managers with responsibilities for safety management, maintenance and traffic problem analysis.
For More Information
Email registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu or call 510-643-4393.
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About cancellations, refunds, and substitutions, see How to Enroll.
Note: Cancellation fee is $75. There are no refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less. For all other classes, you may cancel your enrollment and receive a refund of your registration fee less $75, provided that a written request to cancel is received at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin.
In lieu of canceling your registration, you have three additional options, you may (1) transfer your registration to another class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the full amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place. Allow at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin to process your request.