NOISE-REDUCING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
Wet pavement skid resistance, especially at high speeds, is an important road surface characteristic relevant to traffic safety. For about 20 years, the Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC) has been making considerable progress to improve the skid resistance properties of both concrete and bituminous pavements. Together with the development of Belgium's large road and highway network, various surface treatments have been developed to improve the safety and comfort of users, particularly with respect to wet pavement skid resistance, evenness, and noise. This paper looks at research conducted at the BRRC concerning the development of texture-related parameters that have an influence on rolling noise. The focus is on new surface treatments, such as chip-sprinkling, designed to reduce rolling noise and increase the durability of concrete pavements.
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Corporate Authors:
Purdue University
School of Civil Engineering, 550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafeyette, IN United States 47907 -
Authors:
- DESCORNET, G
- Fuchs, Florian
- Buys, R
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Conference:
- Fifth International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Rehabilitation
- Location: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: 1993-4-20 to 1993-4-22
- Publication Date: 1993
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 93-98
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Serial:
- Volume: 2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Conferences; Highway engineering; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Noise control; Pavement design; Skid resistance; Surface course (Pavements); Surface treating; Traffic noise
- Identifier Terms: Belgian Road Research Centre
- Uncontrolled Terms: Chip sprinkling (Surface treatments)
- Geographic Terms: Belgium
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00821291
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Dec 28 2001 12:00AM