MEASUREMENT OF PAVEMENT SKIDDING RESISTANCE BY MEANS OF A SIMPLE 2-WHEEL TRAILER

THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC VOLUME ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS HAS MADE IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE SIMPLEST SLIDING BRAKE STOP TECHNIQUES. ON MANY OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT HIGHWAYS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE SKID RESISTANCE BY OLDER METHODS BECAUSE OF THE HAZARDS INVOLVED AND THE INTERRUPTIONS OF THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC STREAM. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLE 2-WHEEL TRAILER, USING PASSENGER CAR COMPONENTS READILY AVAILABLE IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY IS DESCRIBED. THIS TRAILER CAN BE TOWED IN THE TRAFFIC STREAM SO THAT TESTS CAN BE MADE IN RAPID SUCCESSION WITHOUT CHANGING SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. SAMPLES OF DATA ON NUMEROUS TYPES OF ROAD SURFACES ARE INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 186, pp 35-45, 11 FIG, 7 REF. 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:
  • Skeels, P C
• Publication Date: 1958

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Pavement slipperiness factors and their measurement
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 186
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Measurement; Moisture content; Pavements; Skid resistance; Skidding; Speed; Surface course (Pavements); Traffic flow; Trailers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206955
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 14 1994 12:00AM