REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SLIPPERINESS

RAPPORT DU COMITE DE LA GLISSANCE

Four main topics are discussed in the report: (1) knowledge of parameters influencing the tyre/pavement friction, e.g., road surface characteristics, macro and micro roughness, thickness of the film of water and therefore importance of surface drainage, and braking device characteristics with special interest in anti-locking devices permitting better vehicle handling in smergency maneuvers; (2) application of this knowledge to the construction of high-quality surfacings for roads and runways by means of practical recommendations and examples of well-adapted formulae, Measuring apparatus and of new high-output measuring equipment; (3) problem of the wear of surfacings by studded tires, which leads to an important economic loss and overall reduction in safety because of aquaplaning and the dynamic effect of tracking on vehicles. Improvements in formulae and equipment do however lead to a reduction in wear; (4) study of the eveness of surfacings by modern methods facilitating rapid high-output measurements. The latter are being used in the selection of laying methods, in the study of comfort and safety, and in the operation of the network. The number of the covering abstract of the congress is IRRD abstract no. 100978. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the AIPCR 14th World Congress, Prague, 1971.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association Internationale Perm des Cong-de Route

  43 Avenue du President Wilson
  Paris 63,   France 
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Antilock brake systems; Aquaplanes; Braking; Equipment; Friction; Hydroplaning; Measuring instruments; Pavement surface course; Pavements; Rolling contact; Roughness; Skid resistance; Skidding; Smoothness; Studded tires; Surface drainage; Surfacing; Texture; Tracking systems; Water; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tracking
• Old TRIS Terms: Contact
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 3012: Aquaplaning; 4967: Bituminous mixture; 1874: Braking; 3612: Coating; 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 8027: Czechoslovakia; 3071: Evenness; 5452: Friction; 9041: Macro; 6136: Measurement; 9045: Micro; 3040: Non skid treatment; 3031: Skid resistance; 177: Specifications; 1382: Studded tyre; 2972: Surfacing; 5933: Thickness; 1381: Tyre; 4355: Water; 5293: Wear
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM