PERFORMANCE TEST: PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS

THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING A METHOD TO MAKE AWARDS FOR PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS ON A PERFORMANCE BASIS IS EXPLORED. IT IS INTENDED TO APPLY PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIALS APPLIED BY VENDORS TRANSVERSELY TO A HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUME HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO GET ACCELERATED WEAR AND SHORTEN REQUIRED TIME OF TEST. THE MATERIAL TESTED WAS OF THE PRE-MIXED REFLECTORIZED TYPE. METHODS OF RATING PERFORMANCE OF THESE MATERIALS ARE DISCUSSED. A METHOD TO ARRIVE AT A NUMERICAL VALUE OF COST IS PRESENTED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT MORE WORK IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP A CONVENIENT PRACTICAL FIELD METHOD TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIAL. DEVELOPMENT OF A DIRECT-READING PHOTOMETER WOULD BE HELPFUL.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/57/57-010.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 57, pp 96-98 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:
  • Burch, Robert A
• Publication Date: 1952

Media Info

• Monograph Title: Pavement-marking materials
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 57
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Accelerated weathering; Costs; Performance tests; Photometers; Ratings; Reflectorized materials; Road marking materials; Traffic volume; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking materials
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216665
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM