A STUDY OF PAVEMENT SKID RESISTANCE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND AT LOCATIONS KNOWN TO BE FOCAL POINTS OF ACCIDENTS

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-WHEEL SKID TRAILER CAPABLE OF OPERATION AT SPEEDS OF 75 TO 80 MPH IS DESCRIBED. IT EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM E-274. THE FORCE MEASURING CIRCUIT IS COMPOSED OF TWO FULL BRIDGE 120 OHM STRAIN GAGE TRANSDUCERS, ONE FOR EACH WHEEL FOR THE DESIGN OF THE TRAILER HITCH. CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED IN OBTAINING A SUITABLE TOWING VEHICLE. THE FACTORY MODEL WAS MODIFIED TO PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS. CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE INCLUDED, AND ENGINEERING DRAWINGS OF THE TRAILER ARE SUBMITTED IN THE APPENDIX. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  203 Administration Building
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996-0700

  Tennessee Department of Highways

  Nashville, TN  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Moore, A B
  • Whitehurst, E A
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Crashes; Design; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Location; Skid resistance; Skid trailers; Speed; Strain gages; Technical drawings; Trailers; Transducers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Engineering drawings
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206437
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 1 1971 12:00AM