THE USE OF AN ACCELERATED WEAR MACHINE TO EXAMINE THE SKIDDING RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE SURFACES

AN ACCELERATED WEAR MACHINE IS DEVELOPED TO SIMULATE ON SPECIMENS TESTED IN THE LABORATORY THE TYPE OF WEAR OBSERVED ON CONCRETE ROAD SURFACES. THIS MACHINE CAN BE USED TO EXAMINE THE RELATIVE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS FACTORS, E.G. MATERIALS AND MIX DESIGN, ON THE SKID RESISTANCE VALUE AND THE RETENTION OF TEXTURE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT PRESENT, HOWEVER, TO PREDICT THE EXACT PERFORMANCE OF ANY PARTICULAR SURFACE UNDER TRAFFIC. /RRL(A)/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rrl Rept Lr 333, 40 PP, 16 FIG, 4 TAB, 6 PHOT, 5 REF
• Authors:
  • Weller, D E
  • Maynard, D P
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rrl Reports, Road Research Lab /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Machines; Simulation; Skid resistance; Surfaces; Traffic; Wear
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206863
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM