SKID RESISTANCE STUDY (TYPE B)

FIFTEEN DIFFERENT SITES SURFACED WITH LOCALLY PRODUCED LIMESTONE AGGREGATE WERE CHOSEN AS TEST SECTONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF A LIMESTONE AND THAT PARTICULAR AGGREGATE'S SKID RESISTANCE QUALITIES. THESE SECTIONS HAD RECEIVED AT LEAST FIVE MILLION APPLICATIONS. THE RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE, APPARENTLY OWING TO THE FACT THAT THE SITES WERE TESTED UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. /AUTHOR/.

• Corporate Authors:

  Arkansas State Highway Department

  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kessinger, B G
  • Neilsen, W D
• Publication Date: 1971-1-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Limestone; Limestone aggregates; Skid resistance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206427
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Hrc-27
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 11 1971 12:00AM