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A -- DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTING OF GUARDRAIL POSTS EMBEDDED IN SOIL MATERIAL CONFORMING TO AASHTO SPECIFICATIONS SOL DTFH61-97-Q-00103 DUE 040897 POC Stephanie D. Parker, Contract Specialist, HAM-40G, (202)366-6014 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to negotiate a Purchase Order with the University of Nebraska -- Lincoln to conduct impact tests of two types of guardrail posts embedded in soil material that conforms to AASHTO Specifications (Strong Soil). The test results will provide input parameters for a soil material model for the finite code DYNA3D. This is a Simplified Acquisition. Anticipated award date is 04/08/97. (0078)

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