AASHTO M180
Buffer End Terminal
Part of the Guardrail End range · Highway Guardrail.
Model: Buffer end terminal
Double Terminal End, also known as Buffer End, are mounted on road bends or median strips. the roadway guardrail terminal end are installed at the end of each part of crash barrier system with the aim to prevent damage and harm to pedestrians and vehicles…
- Standard AASHTO M180 / EN 1317
- Material Q235B / Q345B steel
- Surface Hot-dip galvanized, ≥ 550 g/m²
- MOQ 1 × 20GP container
- Lead time 15–25 days
- Mill test certificate with every shipment
- Shop drawings and setting-out plan included
- Custom lengths, hole patterns and coating weights
Technical specification
| Profile | Buffer End Terminal |
| Material | Q235B / Q345B steel (S235JR / S355JR / ASTM A529M) |
| Surface treatment | Hot-dip galvanized; powder or PVC coated on request |
| Zinc coating | ≥ 550 g/m² (≈80 µm), AASHTO M180 |
| Standard | AASHTO M180 / EN 1317 / GB/T 31439 |
| Certificate | Mill test certificate and coating weight report with every shipment |
| Note | Custom length, hole pattern and coating weight produced to your drawing. |
Dimensions shown are the standard range. Non-standard lengths, hole patterns and coating weights are produced to order — send your drawing for a confirmation drawing.
Description
Double Terminal End, also known as Buffer End, are mounted on road bends or median strips. the roadway guardrail terminal end are installed at the end of each part of crash barrier system with the aim to prevent damage and harm to pedestrians and vehicles when vehicles become errant and crash at the end of guardrails. Generally speaking, every 1000 meters will need two pieces of guardrail end terminals.
Item: DoubleTerminal End/Buffer End
Size: D-Ⅰ/Ⅱ B-DRⅠ/Ⅱ
Material: Q235,Q345
Dimensions: See attached table
Thickness: 2.75mm,2.85mm,3.75mm,3.85mm,4mm
Zinc coating: 550g/m2 (80µ)Surface
Surface Treatment: Hot dip galvanized or powder coated
Standard: AASHTO M180, EN ISO 1461, Chinese National Standard
Purpose: For the end of the section of the road, and for the protection and aesthetic effect of the end of the fence panels guardrail fish tail end
Notes: Can tailor-make according to customer’s requirements
This competitively priced one is widely used where may not be subject to head-on collisions, such as end of downstream roadside,etc.
Advantages:
* All size can be customized
* Cost-effective
* Long service life
* Hanging galvanized
* Steel Grade Q235B (ASTM A283M) or Q345 (ASTM A529M) is available
Details:
Surface Galvanized
Color Any color is available (custompaintings are acceptable)
Sizes According to the sizes and shapes of guardrails you owned
Usage Suitable to various types of post
Specifications:
* Designed to comply with AASHTO for highway
* All components hot dipped galvanised
* Simple installation
Application:
* Highway or other high grade roads
* Packing Lots
* Bridge and Embankments
Key features
- Bridge, buffer, fishtail, flared and bullnose end treatments
- Turns the end of a barrier run into a crashworthy termination
- Hot-dip galvanized to AASHTO M180 with the rest of the system
- Shop-welded and jig-checked so it bolts straight to the last post
- Delivered with the bolt set and an installation sketch
Where it is used
- Barrier run terminations
- Bridge and culvert ends
- Median openings
- Road junctions and lay-bys
- Highway maintenance ends
- Depressed medians
Complete the system
A barrier is supplied as a set. These are the components that go with this item on a typical installation.
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