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Guardrail End

Fishtail End Section

Part of the Guardrail End range · Highway Guardrail.

Model: Fishtail end section

This fishtail end section is the shaped W-beam piece that terminates a barrier run — the part that takes the impact energy and folds away from the traffic face instead of spearing the vehicle. Products Description The end of a guardrail—Fishtail End The end of the highway guardrail is the end of the road guardrail or joint part, which is composed of an end, because the road conditions are different, so the road guardrail end is divided into a…

  • 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

ProfileCrash Barrier Fishtail End terminal section for highway guardrail
MaterialQ235B / Q345B steel (S235JR / S355JR / ASTM A529M)
Surface treatmentHot-dip galvanized; powder or PVC coated on request
Zinc coating≥ 550 g/m² (≈80 µm), AASHTO M180
StandardAASHTO M180 / EN 1317 / GB/T 31439
CertificateMill test certificate and coating weight report with every shipment
NoteCustom 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

Products Description

The end of a guardrail—Fishtail End

The end of the highway guardrail is the end of the road guardrail or joint part, which is composed of an end, because the road conditions are different, so the road guardrail end is divided into a variety of styles, according to the guardrail design situation, the guardrail end is generally divided into the following types: Fishtail End, Buffer End, Round End(bullnose end), Ground anchor end, Bridge End, Extruded guardrail end, etc.
The fashtail end, the end is mainly refer to the European and American countries design concept, shape, like the fashtail, so called the fashtail end, also called endwing, it consists of the strip after punching and forming a molding, again through the surface hot galvanizing processing, has a simple, easy to assembly, anti-corrosion ability strong, can play the part of guide to the cars on the road and the collision effect, effectively prevent the accident vehicle out outside.
The fishtail end is divided into two types of specifications and models with W beam and Thrie beam. W beam are used with W beam guardrail plate, and Thrie beam are used with Thrie beam guardrail plate.

The fishtail end for thrie beam guardrail

The fishtail end for w beam guardrail

Product Paramenters

Fishtail End Terminal
Specifications:
Materials:
Steel(Q235 or Q345 Grade)
Length: 700,710,730 mm or customized
Wave Width: 310, 506,460mm or customized
Wave Height: 83,85,310mm or customized
Thickness: 2.75mm,3mm,4mm or customized
Zinc Coating: 350- 550g/m2

Surface treatment:

Hot dipped Galvanized or powder coating
Features:
Great corrosion resistant, high intensity, long and durable

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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