End Treatments: FLEAT™

NEW! FLEAT-SP Standard Post System – the same FLEAT already in use all across America

• Enhanced upper and lower hinged Post #1
• Hinged W6 Post #2, no ground strut
• Cost savings for Post #3 and beyond:
  - generic standard W6 steel guardrail posts
  - standard W-Beam rail sections
• Simplified installation and maintenance

How the FLEAT™ Functions

The FLEAT™ 350 (FLared Energy Absorbing Terminal) is an energy absorbing flared terminal. The flare is straight and the offset is variable anywhere between 2'-6'' and 4'-0''. The FLEAT™ is 37'-6'' long and has 7 breakaway posts. NCHRP 350 APPROVED!

The FLEAT™ combines the superior performance of the energy absorbing tangent terminals with the advantage of flared terminals in reducing nuisance impacts. During head-on impacts, the FLEAT™ head slides over the W-beam guardrail. The rail is sequentially kinked or bent as it moves through the head. The kinked guardrail exits the head safely and the vehicle is brought to a controlled stop. When impacted along the side within the length-of-need, the FLEAT™ functions like guardrail. The errant vehicle is safely redirected back toward its original travel path.

Benefits and Features

• The only component different from the SKT is the impact head. This greatly reduces inventory requirements.
• The FLEAT™ is the only energy absorbing flared terminal available. When impacted end-on, the kinetic energy is able to be absorbed. With non-energy absorbing terminals, the errant vehicle may travel nearly the length of a football field behind and beyond the end of the terminal.
• The FLEAT™ is the only Test Level 2 flared terminal available.
• The FLEAT™ is the only flared terminal available with a breakaway steel post option.
• Only 7 posts are required.
• The FLEAT™ has significantly fewer small components than any other flared terminal. This substantially reduces the installation and maintenance time.
• The flare is straight, not a parabolic curve. This greatly simplifies the installation and improves the performance for traffic face redirection impacts.
• The flare can be optimized to fit the site conditions. The flare is variable anywhere between 2'-6" and 4'-0". This may reduce the need for costly site grading.
• The FLEAT™ is available from multiple distributors. This means the end of sole source supply.

PDF Files, Open in Separate Windows

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• FLEAT™ Drawing
• Installation Manual
• FLEAT™ Approval: April 2, 1998
• FLEAT™ Variable offset Approval: August 27, 1998
• FLEAT™ Test Level 2 Approval: May 21, 1999
• SKT™ & FLEAT™ Steel Post Approval: August 27, 1999
• FLEAT™ With All 6'-3'' Post Spacing Approval: June 1, 2001
• SKT™ & FLEAT™ Steel Post Hinged With Single 3/4'' Bolt Approval: August 20, 2004
• SKT Universal Posts (11.5MB): June 1, 2008
• SKT-SP Standard Post System: September 17, 2008

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