FHWA's Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Webpage
- Posted: Friday March 18th, 2016
- Source: Federal Highway Administration
- Publishing Organization: American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials
- Topic: Engineering, Road
- Sub-Topic: Roadside Design/Safety, Safety Data, Safety Performance Measures and Monitoring
Description:
“The AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) is the new state of the practice for the crash testing of safety hardware devices for use on the National Highway System (NHS). It updates and replaces NCHRP Report 350.”
This webpage provides information on why MASH is needed, why it replaces NCHRP Report 350, the key points, where to purchase the MASH report, and an FHWA presentation on MASH.
- External Link: MASH Webpage