ROAD SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: THEIR INTERACTION AND THEIR OPTIMISATION

This report examines economical ways of improving road surfaces to reduce traffic noise and fuel consumption while maintaining high safety and driving comfort standards. The report considers skid resistance, evenness, tyre/road noise, surface reflection properties, energy and economic aspects, and highlights possible trade-offs between these requirements. A study is presented of current construction and maintenance techniques for wearing courses. General trends in the optimisation of surface characteristics (selection of materials, mix design, laying methods and equipment, inspection and monitoring) are outlined. Special problems such as carriageway markings, speed reduction devices, remedial measures for spillage of petroleum products are highlighted. (TRRL)

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  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

  Road Research Group, 2 Rue Andre-Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 206 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Building materials; Construction management; Design; Economics; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Improvements; Maintenance; Mix design; Noise; Noise control; Optimization; Pavement maintenance; Paving; Raised road markings; Reflectivity; Resistance (Mechanics); Riding qualities; Road construction; Road markings; Rolling contact; Roughness; Rumble strips; Skid resistance; Smoothness; State of the art studies; Surface course (Pavements); Surfacing; Surveillance; Technology; Texture; Tires; Wearing course (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Laying; Resistance (Mater)
• Old TRIS Terms: Optimum design
• ITRD Terms: 562: Carriageway marking; 3666: Construction method; 255: Economics; 3071: Evenness; 3850: Fuel; 232: Fuel consumption; 9108: Improvement; 3623: Laying; 3847: Maintenance; 4555: Material (constr); 4714: Mix design; 5926: Reflectivity; 3665: Road construction; 551: Road stud; 2849: Rumble strip; 3031: Skid resistance; 6748: Sound; 5544: Strength (mater); 3053: Surface texture; 2972: Surfacing; 9101: Surveillance; 3855: Technology; 1381: Tyre
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 92-64-12563-9
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM