Quantitative Relationship between Crash Risks and Pavement Skid Resistance

Faced with continuously increasing maintenance due to aging infrastructure, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is evaluating the potential impact of reduced funding on highway safety. The main objective of this report is to develop a methodological procedure to identify threshold levels of pavement skid resistance for highways in the context of traffic crashes, assisting TxDOT Administration and engineers in making proper maintenance decisions. As a result, the efficiency and safety of the highway system could be preserved. The scope of this study covers all types of state-maintained highways in Texas.

• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6713-1.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/catalogid=32643
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/psr/0-6713-s.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27448
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report date: October 2013; published May 2014. Project Title: Quantitative Relationship between Safety and Reduced Roadway Condition Maintenance.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-1255

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Long, Kan
  • Wu, Hui
  • Zhang, Zhanmin
  • Murphy, Mike
• Publication Date: 2014-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash risk forecasting; Decision making; Highway safety; Maintenance management; Pavement maintenance; Skid resistance
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01529346
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-13/0-6713-1, 0-6713-1
• Contract Numbers: 0-6713
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2014 9:41AM