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SURFACE FRICTION STUDY OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS

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.

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    • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Surface Properties Vehicle Interaction. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
  • Authors:
    • Burns, John C
    • Peters, Rowan J
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  • Publication Date: 1973

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  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: pp 1-12
  • Monograph Title: Evaluation of pavement surface properties and vehicle interaction
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  • Accession Number: 00207636
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309022568
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM