Bollards: Are They Crash Rated?

Posted on July 20, 2022April 16, 2023 by Thomas Zimmer

I recently watched a very interesting webinar presentation about bollard crash rating developed by the US Department of State after 9/11. Reliance Foundry (https://www.reliance-foundry.com/bollard#gref) presented the webinar. Bollards are rated for their crash resistance at various speeds and how well they stop a semi-tractor with a trailer after possibly overrunning […]

Miscellaneous: Vehicle Barrier

Posted on October 8, 2021January 29, 2022 by Thomas Zimmer

I was at dinner (outside because of Covid). The restaurant had a unique barrier to protect the dining tent. It is a portable vehicle barrier from Pitagone and distributed by ARX Perimeters. It is a product from Belgium and appears to be bad ass.There is no anchoring involved. An intruding vehicle hits the barrier, […]