Which Guardrail Standard Applies in Your Market
The standard follows the destination, not the supplier. Getting this right at enquiry stage saves a re-roll later, because the standard sets the section, the hole pattern and often the coating weight.
AASHTO M180 in the Americas
AASHTO M180 is the standard behind the W-beam and thrie-beam products, and W-beam is the most common barrier in the countries of the Americas. Terminals are produced to AASHTO M180 for these markets.
ABNT in Brazil
Terminals are also designed and produced to ABNT for the Brazilian market. Different countries and standards need different terminal designs, which is why the terminal is produced to the destination standard rather than to a single pattern.
JT/T 281-1995 for Flex Beam
Flex beam is produced to JT/T 281-1995, the Chinese standard. Flex beam is the common crash barrier in the Argentine and wider South American market.
EU Markets
Box beam is common in EU countries, where Hongda has shipped around 100 containers per year since 2010. Box beam is rolled to the dimensions and hole pattern on the customer drawing or tender document.
What to Send With an Enquiry
Name the destination country, the standard on the tender, the profile, steel grade, thickness, coating weight and quantity. Where a drawing exists, send the drawing: it settles the hole pattern, which is the detail that most often causes a mismatch on site.
Company Certification
Shandong Hongda Industry Co., Ltd is an ISO9001 certified company, and holds a CE certificate, a CNAS factory inspection certificate and a qualification certificate for batch production.
Questions on This Topic
Which standard applies for a project in the Americas?
What about Brazil?
Which standard covers flex beam?
Is there a named standard for box beam?
What certification does the company hold?
Need This Applied to Your Project
Send us the specification and we will confirm what we can supply.