Concrete Curbing With Steel Barrier Rail
Recently I saw a concrete curb on the roadside and find out that the concrete curbing is installed with the steel barrier rail. As we can see, the steel barrier rail is installed on the top of concrete road curb, we rarely can see this type of road curb on the roadside because it requires a high cost for the steel barrier rail.
Purpose Of Using Concrete Curbing With Steel Barrier Rail
To construct concrete road curb together with steel barrier rail, it’s costly and rarely we use it. Of course, we still have to use it on certain area because of client’s requirements. Most probably we will use this steel barrier rail on the busy roadside, which means there is a lot of cars and lorries using the road. If there is many cars and lorries using the road, it may hurt the people who walks on the walkway. With that said, the steel barrier rail is to avoid cars and lorries drive onto the walkway and bang the passenger on the walkway, it’s very dangerous.
How To Construct Concrete Road Curb With Steel Barrier Rail
It’s not complicated to construct concrete road curb with steel barrier rail.
1) As usual, you have to just construct the road curb with concrete curbing machines. As you see, this is a cast-in-situ road curb but not a precast road curb, we can determine it from the shape. The photo below is the precast concrete road curb, it comes with smaller piece and in shape.
2) Secondly, install the steel barrier rail. Normally you can get it from steel manufacturer and it comes in shape. So, you just have to make it straight on the top of road curb. As you see at the photo above, there is a few post at the steel barrier rail, you drill with 4 steel screws on the post and attach it on the road curb. The same step for other post until you finish it. You don’t have to use stainless steel because the cost for it will be very high and might burst your budget.
3) That’s it, you have done it and it looks great!
It’s very simply and easy to install the concrete road curb with steel barrier rail, the cost is not high and you can protect the passengers on the walkway. Normally it’s required by your client.
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