Securapost Bollards tested to PAS68 Standard

In what is believed to be a world first in the application of barrier materials technology in bollards, Australian company Leda-Vannaclip successfully impact tested their 150NB fixed bollards at the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) in May 2
By: Leda Vannaclip
 
April 1, 2009 - PRLog -- Testing was carried out by TRL in compliance with Publicly Available Specification 68 (BSI PAS 68). One key objective was for the creation of a new generation of physically smaller bollards capable of providing enhanced impact protection against terrorist-instigated hostile vehicle attacks. A second key objective was for the bollards to provide a high degree of cutting resistance against a range of overt and covert attacks.  


The tests each involved a single-sized 150NB stainless steel fixed bollard filled with a Leda-Vannaclip-designed barrier mix to strengthen it under impact and to enhance its cutting resistance. The barrier material was originally developed to combat ATM attacks in Australia.  


With the bollards mounted in a shallow rigid foundation, two successful tests were conducted at 48km/h using firstly a 2500kg 4x4 SUV vehicle and then a 3500kg van. A third test with a shallow embedment bollard proved ineffective in restraining the impacting vehicle, highlighting the critical importance of footing design. This event offered significant advancement to our knowledge base in the area of vehicle impact testing and further testing will be conducted in the second half of the year to further our understanding of the bollards and footing interaction.


It is expected that the bollards will receive both the UK and Australian government accreditations in due course. Leda-Vannaclip gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the UK Government in the course of this testing.


For further information on impact rated security equipment such as bollards, contact Leda-Vannaclip at lvsales@l-v.com.au or view our website at http://www.l-v.com.au

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Leda-Vannaclip is Australia's leading specialist in Perimeter Security Solutions and traffic control systems - comprising gates, bollards, tyre spikes, road blockers, turnstiles, barriers, fencing, bicycle security & parking protection.
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