TRAFFIC PAINT TESTS

TRAFFIC-PAINT-TESTING PROCEDURES ARE REVIEWED IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHICH TESTS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AS STANDARD. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL SET OF STANDARD TESTS FOR TRAFFIC PAINTS, THOSE IN USE BY A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CONSUMERS AND THOSE ESTABLISHED BY ASTM ARE CONSIDERED AS STANDARD. CERTAIN LABORATORY CONTROL TESTS TOGETHER WITH SMALL SCALE ROAD TESTS ARE GIVEN AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS AVAILABLE AT THE PRESENT TIME FOR EVALUATING CANDIDATE TRAFFIC PAINTS. LABORATORY TESTS USED TO PREDICT TRAFFIC PAINT DURABILITY ARE CONSIDERED UNRELIABLE WITHOUT FURTHER TESTING DETAILS AND CLARIFICATION. CURRENT ASTM EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH ACCELERATED LABORATORY TRAFFIC-PAINT TESTS FOR DURABILITY AND SUSPENSION ARE REVIEWED. THE NEED FOR SUCH ACCELERATED TESTS IS EMPHASIZED IN ORDER TO PERMIT PERFORMANCE RATHER THAN COMPOSITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/57/57-006.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 57, pp 60-64, 8 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:
  • Vannoy, W G
• 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; Durability; Laboratory tests; Reviews; Road tests; Suspensions; Test procedures; Traffic paint
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216669
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM