DuroBlock spacer blocks are used to replace wooden spacer
blocks.
Based on the following testing, the DuroBlock was approved
for use by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Division, for
use along Federal roadways.
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The DuroBlock Spacer
Blocks can be designed to duplicate your current block designs and then
mass-produced. The advantages over
the rubber block, it does not require a large solid block of chemically
treated wood, and it is made from recycled material.
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For testing purposes the
DuroBlock spacer block is mounted to a test I-Beam for impact testing. The results of this test were compared
with the results of using a wooden spacer block.
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The test vehicle rams the
guardrail mounted to the DuroBlock spacer block
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The collision is
monitored with several high-speed cameras to document the impact and to study
the results.
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As expected, the support
I Beam was damaged and the DuroBlock spacer block received minimal damage.
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