COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GLASS BEAD USAGE IN PAVEMENT MARKING REFLECTORIZATION

Prior research and field experience with a variety of pavement marking materials and glass beads for marking reflectorization are examined. The use of large glass beads to enhance the wet-night reflectivities of pavement markings was investigated, together with binder characteristics, to provide effective service life estimates, optimum bead-binder combinations, and cost-effectiveness comparisons. A literature review and a state-of-the-art survey conducted in southern states revealed that the cost difference between large and standard glass beads was low relative to the amount of increased wet-night visibility offered by large glass beads. However it is not known with certainty how the high pavement temperatures and climatic conditions indigenous to the South will affect the service lives of markings with large glass beads. Field testing of large glass beads on roads with a relatively large number of wet-night accidents could enable determination of the effective service lives of bead-binder-pavement type combinations as well as expected accident reduction benefits.

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• Authors:
  • Bowman, Brian L
  • Kowshik, Raghu R
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 57-64
• Monograph Title: Maintenance of the highway infrastructure
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1442
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binders; Climate; Cost effectiveness; Glass beads; Guides to the literature; High temperature; Literature reviews; Moisture content; Night visibility; Reflectivity; Reflectorized materials; Road markings; Safety; Service life; Size; State of the art studies; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Geographic Terms: Southern States
• Old TRIS Terms: Reflectorization
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I60: Maintenance; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00670465
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309055229
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 23 1994 12:00AM