Establishing equilibrium skid resistance

The skid resistance of a road is not constant and changes throughout the year, being at its highest in the late winter and at its lowest towards the end of the summer. Throughout the year the level will change depending on periods of rainfall and dry conditions. Highway Authorities must ensure that measurements of skid resistance are corrected to remove these seasonal effects so that maintenance treatments can be applied in priority regardless of when the survey work is undertaken. This paper describes the processes and procedure that Transit New Zealand have introduced to minimise the seasonal effects. The paper also identifies the improvements that have been introduced since regular surveys were introduced in 1998 and those that are being considered for the future.

• Authors:
  • Cook, D
  • Kennedy, C
  • Newland, D
• Conference:
  • International Safer Roads Conference, 2nd, 2008, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2008-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: International Safer Roads Conference: managing roads and runway surfaces to improve safety, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 11-14 May 2008

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance management; Pavement surface course; Rain; Seasons; Skid resistance; Transportation departments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and management
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Maintenance management; Rain; Road authority; Road surface properties; Season; Skidding resistance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01385501
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 6:57PM