Brifen MASH wire rope safety barrier provides safe vehicle containment and redirection, utilising the tensile strength of tensioned wire rope supported by steel posts. The unique weave pattern of Brifen limits dynamic deflection and produces low occupant risk ride down decelerations.
The system is anchored with non-release terminals and may be installed on the shoulder (verge) or in the median to prevent dangerous cross-over accidents.
Crash test evaluation:
Austroads acceptance:
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BRIFEN Wire Rope Safety Barrier has been fully crash tested and evaluated according to the specifications for Test Level 3 (TL3) of the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH).
The MASH specification is an update to and supersedes NCHRP Report 350 for the purposes of evaluating new safety hardware devices.
MASH is also the basis of testing procedures for road safety systems as stated in AS/NZS 3845.1: 2015 Road Safety Barrier System and Devices.
The changes in crash test evaluation can be summarised as follows;
Under NCHRP-350, it was common for proprietors to crash test short installation lengths and set the cable tensions to their highest value producing low deflection results.
The MASH evaluation is considered more representative of real-life installations and considers the effects of barrier length and cable tensions.
The increase in vehicle impact energy combined with the changes in barrier setup produces larger deflection results when compared with NCHRP-350.
Impacts in accordance with MASH Test Level 3 (TL3) have been performed with posts installed at 2.1m and 6.4m centres.
BRIFEN is a four (4) rope wire rope system with cable heights of 355mm, 530mm, 710mm and 890mm.
The BRIFEN Terminal is 11.25m long. The terminal is designed for attachment at the leading and trailing end of the system and gradually tapers the cables from full height to an anchor bracket located at ground level.
The BRIFEN Terminal is a non-release terminal. The non-release feature allows the system to remain anchored following design impacts.
The BRIFEN posts are tubular and placed within plastic sockets that are concreted into the ground. The use of post sockets facilitates ease of removal following design impacts.
Tools required for the installation of BRIFEN Wire Rope Fence include auger or excavating machinery, concrete trowel, wire rope grips and swaging machine.
