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Table of Contents
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Acronyms .......................................................................................................................... 2
Customer Service Contacts ........................................................................................................... 3
Important Introductory Notes ......................................................................................................... 3
Limitation and Warnings ................................................................................................................ 4
General CASS
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Information .......................................................................................................... 6
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Components ...................................................................................................................... 6
Recommended Tools .................................................................................................................. 13
Ground Preparation and Barrier Alignment ................................................................................. 14
Line Post Foundation Placement ................................................................................................ 15
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Cable End Treatments .................................................................................................... 17
CCT Line Footings ...................................................................................................................... 19
CCT Posts Assembly .................................................................................................................. 21
Terminal Cables .......................................................................................................................... 22
Line Cables ................................................................................................................................. 23
Laying Out the Cable/Attaching the Cables to the Posts ............................................................ 26
Tensioning and Tension Meter .................................................................................................... 27
Delineation .................................................................................................................................. 28
Repairs ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Emergency Repairs ..................................................................................................................... 30
Cable Tension Inspection Program ............................................................................................. 32
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Assembly/Repair Checklist ............................................................................................. 33
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Routine Inspection Checklist (File with Maintenance Records) ...................................... 34
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C-Channel Temperature/Tension Chart .......................................................................... 35
Tension Log Cable Safety System .............................................................................................. 36
Appendix A: Flare Assemblies 30:1 Flare .................................................................................. 37
Appendix B: Cable Barrier Overlap ............................................................................................ 38
Appendix C: Encountering Rock ................................................................................................ 39
Appendix D: Base Plated Post Assembly ................................................................................... 40
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ACRONYMS
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
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The CASS
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C-Channel Cable Safety System
CBOD Cable Barrier Overlap Distance
CCA CASS
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Cable Anchor
CCT CASS
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Cable Terminal
CFR Code of Federal Regulation
CRP Cable Release Post
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
MSC Minimum Strength Concrete
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHS National Highway System
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PN Trinity Part Number
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
TL-3 Test Level-3
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