DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF THE VIRGINIA SKID-RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT VEHICLE (MODEL 2)
THE INEFFICIENCY OF MODEL 1 OF THE VIRGINIA HIGHWAY RESEARCH COUNCIL'S SKID MEASUREMENT TRAILER, AND THE INCREASING EFFORT EXPENDED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVEMENTT-SKID-RESISTANCE- MEASUREMENT VEHICLES, MADE IT IMPERATIVE THAT THE COUNCIL OBTAIN A MORE RELIABLE SKID-MEASUREMENT VEHICLE IF IT WAS TO MAINTAIN ITS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKID-RESISTANT SURFACES. THE MODEL 2 VEHICLE DEVELOPED IN THE WORK REPORTED HERE CONSISTS OF A MODIFIED FORD F-600 TRUCK CHASSIS, A LOCALLY DESIGNED AND FABRICATED TRUCK BODY, THE SEVERELY MODIFIED AND REBUILT MODEL 1, AND A COMPLETELY NEW INSTRUMENTATION AND RECORDING SYSTEM WHOSE COMPONENTS ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TOWING VEHICLE AND THE SKID-RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT TRAILER. THIS REPORT IS DEVOTED TO A LIMITED DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THE PARAMETERS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL 2, A DESCRIPTION OF THE RESULTING VEHICLE, AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATION AND LIMITATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS WHICH MAKE UP THE VEHICLE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- 41 Pp, 27 FIG, 10 REF
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Corporate Authors:
Virginia Highway Research Council
Charlottesville, VA United States -
Authors:
- Cook, L M
- Dancy, W H
- Publication Date: 1970-10
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Skid resistance tests; Testing equipment; Vehicles
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00207229
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: May 3 1971 12:00AM