Test Methods and Specifications

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 4230 sets out the requirements for the construction of permanent concrete safety barriers. It applies to concrete barriers constructed with manually-placed (fixed form) concrete, machine-placed concrete or Precast Concrete Barriers.

The following is excluded from the scope of ATS 4230:

• determination of whether a concrete safety barrier is suitable for a particular location;
• design of the concrete safety barrier;
• safety treatments at the end of the concrete safety barrier;
• concrete barriers on bridges or bridge approach slabs (refer to ATS 5840)
• barriers constructed on the top of retaining walls;
• steel beam safety barrier systems;
• wire rope safety barrier systems.

This technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.