REACT 350® II - Energy Absorption Systems

Restraining Cables1/4" Nut & Lock WasherP/N 115946 & 118085RestrainingCable PinP/N 6120401/4" BoltP/N 113512Figure 21 -Front of System Cable Attachment (Concrete Backup)3. Pull on the cut end of the cable removing all possible slack. Slide the 7/8” x 3” flatwasher and the ferrule (in that order) over the end of the non-threaded end of theRestraining Cable. Mark the cable 50 mm [2”] back from the ferrule. Leaving theferrule and washer in place, cut the cable at the mark with a grinder or hack saw. Donot use a torch to cut the cable. Unbraid end of cable and insert middle strandbetween the two halves of the wedge. Carefully wrap the remaining six strands intothe two halves of the wedge. Carefully wrap the remaining six strands into the slotsaround the wedge then push into ferrule to tighten (See Figure 22 and Detail A). Usea drift pin and sledge hammer to seat the ferrule into the cable receptacles.Repeat these steps for remaining three Restraining Cables ensuring that the threadedends of the Restraining Cables are attached through the lower two guides as shown inFigure 22.NutThreaded Ends ofRestraining CablesFigure 22 – Rear Cable AttachmentConcrete BackupDetail A – Cable Ferrulewww.energyabsorption.com Revision A July 2013www.highwayguardrail.com 30 All rights in copyright reserved