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7.2 Recommendation
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... 7.2 Recommendation The performance of the barrier section with this damage was indistinguishable from that of the undamaged barrier section C H A P T E R 7 Evaluation of Twisted Blockout Damage Field Example Pendulum Test Setup Figure 26. Twisted blockout evaluated in pendulum tests.
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... A pendulum test of a strong-post w-beam barrier section with a twisted blockout (∼45 degrees relative to the vertical position) at the splice location successfully contained the pendulum mass.
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