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      <title>SKID RESISTANCE OF SURFACINGS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Field trials to establish the suitability of an ML400 Mu-meter as a skid resistance testing device for highway surfaces are reported.  The objectives of this project include the purchasing and operation of a skid resistance testing trailer; investigate the effect of speed and water depth on the skid resistance of surfacing; survey the skid resistance of heavily trafficked routes; and study the effect of surfacing age on skid resistance.  The study concluded the following: Surface friction of road surfacings vary with region and operating speed; surfaces with surface texture depth of less than 0.5 mm have significant speed friction gradients; seasonal effects are significant especially on coarser textured surfacing; and, pavement age is not necessarily a controlling factor provided that the surface is more than 2 years old.  Among the ideas recommended for further research, the following are included.  All surfacing types should be examined over the speed range 30 to 100 km/h of water depths in the range 1 to 3 mm.  Other road districts should be surveyed for skid resistance, to check regional influences.  Improved methods of determining texture should be introduced to improve and speed up evaluation of fine textured surfaces.  And, the composition and volume of "road dust" should be investigated utilizing chemical analysis on recovered samples plus microscopic examination of road stones.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES OF HIGHWAY SURFACES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Purpose of study was to evaluate effects of differential friction; compare experimental and standard texturing techniques of PCCP; determine if Mu-Meter is capable of measuring frictional effects of grooving and develop wet pavement accident analysis system for use in Arizona.  All phases of project were successfully completed.  Results of program have shown that differential friction can cause an extremely hazardous condition for a braking vehicle.  As this problem can occur at high or low friction levels, and present maintenance and construction techniques can cause differential friction, it should be given major consideration in any pavement friction evaluation. Equations have been derived which will allow engineer to determine magnitude of problem.  There is a strong indication that differential friction may be as important in causation of wet pavement accidents as low friction levels. If so, a major reevaluation of present friction evaluation and corrective techniques may be necessary.  All burlap drag textures tested produced poor, non-uniform finishes that were significantly less durable than other textures tested. For this reason, it is suggested that burlap drag texture not be used in the future.  Nylon bristle broom texture produced best overall results, while magnesium fluted float produced unusual textrue that definitely has merit.  The Mu-Meter is capable of measuring side-force effects of grooving PCCP.  Benefits obtained from longitudinally grooving, however, are dependent on original friction level. Through study, a viable system has been developed for predicting wet exposure accident rates and for realistically comparing wet-dry accident results.  /Author/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ARIZONA MU-METER AND RELATED FRICTION STUDIES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report presents an evaluation of the Mu-Meter as a standard highway friction measuring trailer.  The variables studied include repeatability, speed, temperature and tire pressure versus friction, and the ability to correlate with other friction measuring devices.  Also included in this report is a review of an inventory of skid tests made on Arizona's highway system.  A discussion of costs, as well as the importance and need of friction studies, concludes the report.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 1974 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SURFACE FRICTION STUDY OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROGRAM WERE TO INVESTIGATE THE SIDE-FORCE METHOD OR CORNERING SLIP MODE FOR THE PREDICTION OF FRICTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PAVEMENT SURFACES IN TERMS OF PAVEMENT TYPES, LAYOUT FEATURES, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, AN EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF THE MU-METER AS A STANDARD HIGHWAY FRICTION-MEASURING TRAILER WAS CONDUCTED.  IN THE EVALUATION, ITEMS SUCH AS REPEATABILITY, SPEED, TEMPERATURE, TIRE PRESSURE, AND THE ABILITY TO CORRELATE WITH OTHER FRICTION-MEASURING DEVICES WERE OF PRIME INTEREST.  THE RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THE MU-METER, WHEN MODIFIED, IS A HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE, ECONOMICAL, AND FUNCTIONAL FRICTION-MEASURING TRAILER CAPABLE OF TESTING 250 LANE-MILES PER WORKING DAY.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 1974 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UTAH'S EVALUATION OF THE MUMETER</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/96599</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UTAH'S MUMETER WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 1969. WHEN PURCHASED, THE MUMETER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A WATER SPRAYING SYSTEM OR A SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE POSITION OF THE TEST WHEELS. BOTH THESE SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE SHOPS SOON AFTER THE MUMETER WAS PURCHASED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF CHECKING OUT THE RELIABILITY AND REPEATABILITY OF THE MUMETER, CORRELATION TESTS WITH COLORADO HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT'S ASTM E-274 SKID TRAILER WERE RUN. THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT OBTAINED WAS 0.981. CORRELATION TESTS WERE ALSO RUN WITH ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S MUMETER. THIS MUMETER WAS MODIFIED SIMILAR TO UTAH'S. THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT WAS 0.982. BOTH OF THESE CORRELATIONS WERE VERY GOOD. THE DEPARTMENTS RESEARCH SECTION IS PRESENTLY INVOLVED IN A RESEARCH STUDY ENTITLED, "A SYSTEM FOR ROADWAY DESIGN." FOR THIS STUDY THE MUMETER IS BEING USED STATEWIDE TO GATHER SKID DATA ON APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES OF HIGHWAY. THE MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR THE MUMETER HAS BEEN COMPARATIVELY SMALL AND ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 1973 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COMPARISON OF HIGHWAY PAVEMENT FRICTION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE CORNERING-SLIP AND SKID MODES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FRICTION TESTS USING SMOOTH AND TREADED TIRES WITH 10- AND 24-PSI TIRE-INFLATION PRESSURES ON WET AND DRY SURFACES WERE TAKEN WITH A MU-METER AND THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SKID TRAILER. FIFTEEN PAVEMENT SURFACES THAT EXHIBITED WIDELY DIFFERENT FRICTION LEVELS, FRICTION-VELOCITY GRADIENTS, DRAINAGE CAPABILITIES, MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES, AND TEXTURE CLASSIFICATIONS WERE INVESTIGATED. PAVEMENT MACROTEXTURE TESTS WERE CONDUCTED BY VOLUMETRIC AND MECHANICAL ROUGHNESS DETECTOR METHODS. COMPARISONS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIOUS FRICTION PARAMETERS AS OBTAINED WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS WERE MADE. STATISTICAL ANALYSES AND TYPICAL PLOTS ARE GIVEN. FRICTION TESTS OBTAINED WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS COMPARED FAVORABLY, PROVIDED SIMILAR TIRE TREAD CONFIGURATIONS WERE USED. ON AN AVERAGE, SLIGHTLY HIGHER FRICTION FORCES WERE AVAILABLE IN THE SLIP MODE OF OPERATION (MEASURED BY MU-METER) THAN IN THE SKID MODE (MEASURED BY SKID TRAILER). THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE DRAINAGE IN THE TIRE-PAVEMENT CONTACT AREA IS STRESSED. TESTS MADE WITH SMOOTH AND TREADED TIRES IN BOTH THE SLIP AND SKID MODE EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF PAVEMENT SURFACE MACROTEXTURE AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE. /AUTHOR/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 1972 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UTAH'S EVALUATION OF THE MUMETER</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A MUMETER IS A FRICTION MEASURING DEVICE USED TO GATHER SKID RESISTANCE DATA. UTAH'S MUMETER WAS TESTED AGAINST COLORADO'S SKID TRAILER AND ARIZONA'S MUMETER OBTAINING CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS OF 0.981 AND 0.982, RESPECTIVELY. THE DEPARTMENT'S RESEARCH SECTION IS USING THE MUMETER TO GATHER SKID DATA ON APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES OF HIGHWAY. THE MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR THE MUMETER HAVE BEEN COMPARATIVELY SMALL, AND ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. /AUTHOR/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 1972 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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