Wire Rope Cable
Two 6×36 IWRC steel ropes at 33" and 39" above grade. Un-tensioned — they arrest the vehicle by deflecting.
CRASH-RATED PERIMETER SECURITY · ASTM F2656
AVBD 100 SeriesPRODUCT DATA
Passive Cable Barrier
CRASH-RATED VEHICLE BARRIER · M30 & M50
Six full-scale crash tests at three independent accredited laboratories. M30 and M50, P1 and P2 — every configuration listed on the DoD Anti-Ram Vehicle Barrier List. No power, no moving parts, nothing to maintain.
20-YEAR WARRANTYASTM F2656 · M30 / M50MADE IN THE USADOD ANTI-RAM LIST
THE CASE FOR PASSIVE CABLE
NO POWER. NO PARTS. NO WAY THROUGH.
An active barrier fails the way any machine fails — it loses power, it jams, someone forgets to lower it. A passive cable barrier has nothing to fail. It is steel rope, embedded posts and concrete, and it is at full rating the moment it is installed.
Under impact the cables stretch and carry a 15,000-lb truck’s energy back into the anchor foundations instead of stopping it dead at one point. At M50 P1, TTI measured just 2 ft 11.7 in of penetration and the vehicle was not operable afterward — while the barrier itself sits below sightline on the approach. BSP tests the full range, not one flagship number. Six full-scale crash tests since 2019, at three independent laboratories, across M30 and M50 at both P1 and P2 — so the barrier can be specified to the actual threat and the actual civil budget.
DIFFERENTIATOR
M50 P2 is USACE-accepted at 20 ft, 30 ft and 200 ft post spacing.
Long runs take a fraction of the foundations — without dropping a rating.
M50 passive cable barrier on a federal campus approach — full crash rating, below sightline.
6
FULL-SCALE CRASH TESTS SINCE 2019
3
INDEPENDENT ACCREDITED LABS
600′
LONGEST SYSTEM CRASH-TESTED
SYSTEM ANATOMY
SIX COMPONENTS. NONE OF THEM MOVE.
Crash Post
Concrete-filled steel pipe in a reinforced drilled pier. The structural element that takes the load.
Intermediate Post
Steel U-channel in a small Ø12" unreinforced pier. Holds cable height between crash posts.
Post Wrap — Patent Pending
At every line crash post the rope passes a full turn around the post. That wrap alone locks it — no clamp, no socket, no weld.
Drilled Pier Foundation
Ø24"–36" at crash posts, sized by rating. 4,000 PSI concrete throughout.
Rebar Cage
Specified per rating. M30 P2 is the one configuration tested without one — the lightest civil scope in the range.
CONFIGURATIONS
FOUR CRASH-RATED BUILDS. ONE NUMBER TELLS YOU WHICH.
| Model / AVBD | Threat | Penetration | Standard | Test Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVBD 131 | M30 | P1 | ASTM F2656 | Applus IDIADA |
| AVBD 132 | M30 | P2 | ASTM F2656 | Calspan |
| AVBD 151 | M50 | P1 | ASTM F2656 | TTI |
| AVBD 152 | M50 | P2 | ASTM F2656 | TTI |
1
Family1 = Cable Barrier
3 / 5
Threat Rating3 = M30 · 5 = M50
1 / 2
Penetration1 = P1 · 2 = P2
Read any AVBD number the same way across the line: family, then threat rating, then configuration. AVBD 151 is a cable barrier (1), rated M50 (5), at P1 penetration (1).
VERIFIED, NOT SELF-DECLARED
FULL-SCALE CRASH TESTED TO ASTM F2656.
ASTM F2656M30 · P1 / P2M50 · P1 / P2LISTED — DOD ANTI-RAM VEHICLE BARRIER LIST
Crash testing by Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Calspan Corporation and Applus IDIADA KARCO Engineering. Acceptance letters issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center. Listing on the DoD Anti-Ram Vehicle Barrier List confirms a test report met the standard and is not an endorsement. Full test reports and certification travel with the submittal package.
SPECIFICATIONS
AT A GLANCE.
- Cable
- Two ropes, 1-3/8"–7/8" dia · 6×36 IWRC
- Cable heights
- 33" & 39" nominal above grade
- Crash post
- Concrete-filled steel pipe
- Intermediate post
- Steel U-channel, 13"-4" max
- Pier diameter
- Ø24"–36" crash · Ø12" intermediate
- Concrete
- 4,000 PSI
- Welding
- None — in manufacture or on site
Warranty
Manufacturer warranty coverage for this product.
Parts10 years
Labor10 years
Warranty takes effect only upon payment in full. Maintenance must be performed per the applicable O&M manual, with records produced upon request. Impact damage is not a defect.
