USE OF AN EPOXY RESIN/SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE SYSTEM TO IMPART SKID RESISTANCE TO SELECTED ROAD SURFACES, WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE

THE COST OF EPOXY-BAUXITE TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE SKID RESISTANCE WAS FOUND TO BE JUSTIFIED AT LOCATIONS WITH HIGH ACCIDENT RATES UNDER WET CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE TRUE COSTS OF ACCIDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ARE CONSIDERED. BASED ON A SERVICE LIFE OF FOUR YEARS, A REDUCTION OF ONE ACCIDENT PER YEAR IS NECESSARY TO RECOUP THE COST OF THE TREATMENT. THE PROBLEM OF PROTECTING SURFACES FROM OIL AND DIESEL FUEL, AND OF APPLYING THE TREATMENT TO OIL SLICK SURFACES IS ALSO DISCUSSED. THE USE OF NON-IONIC DETERGENTS PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF EPOXY RESIN AND BAUXITE AGGREGATE IS RECOMMENDED.

• Record URL:
  • http://arrbknowledge.com
• Supplemental Notes:
  • PART 5
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Sutton, J R
• Discussers:
  • McDonald, T
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 352-62

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bauxite; Economic benefits; Epoxy resins; Fuel oils; Moisture content; Oil spill cleanup; Skid resistance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Deslicking treatment
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218968
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM