FROM 'SKID RESISTANCE' DOE TAKES THE ROAD TO 'NOISE CONSIDERATIONS'

This brief articles discusses the noise considerations which arise from the improvement of the skid resistance of concrete road surfacings by grooving. The article is mainly concerned with the decision by DOE to confine the practice for an interim period whilst the problem is being investigated. Reference is made to the different views that are held by the Cement and Concrete Association and the Alderborune Valley Environment Protection Society in relation to the noise difference between concrete and blacktop surfacings, and to the need for measurements to check the position. The author next briefly discusses texture depth and its measurement in relation to grooved and other (more random texture) surfacings, also the possibility of cutting shallower grooves. An outline is given of the history of the development of grooved concrete in relation to the need for increased skid-resistance and environmental factors. Particular reference is made to the controversy relating to the Beaconsfield to Denham section of the M40. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • WALKER, M
• Publication Date: 1974-12-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 27-29
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 121
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Concrete pavements; Environmental impacts; Flexible pavements; Noise; Pavement grooving; Pavement surface course; Pavements; Rigid pavements; Skid resistance; Sound; Texture
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Non-skid treatment
• ITRD Terms: 2944: Flexible pavement; 3020: Grooving; 3040: Non skid treatment; 2964: Rigid pavement; 3031: Skid resistance; 6748: Sound; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097972
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM