AGGREGATE SHAPE AND SKID RESISTANCE

A TEST METHOD IS PRESENTED FOR QUANTITATIVELY ASSESSING AGGREGATE SHAPE APPLICABLE TO SKID RESISTANCE. PICTURES OF SANDS - SIZE FRACTIONS OF VARIOUS SANDS AND THE IDENTIFICATION, SOURCE, AND USES ARE SHOWN. FOR THE LOWER LIMIT, 50% VOIDS, AS DETERMINED BY THE DRY-BULKING TEST, ARE RECOMMENDED. SPECIFICATIONS FOR SKID-RESISTANT, SAND ASPHALT SURFACES AND SKID RESISTANT CLASS I, TYPE A, MODIFIED, BITUMINOUS SURFACES CONTAINING LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES ARE PROPOSED.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1982.01
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Kyhpr-71-66, HPR-1(7), PART II, 9 PP, 2 FIG, 3 REF, 5 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Kentucky Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Highways
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40601
• Authors:
  • Rose, J G
  • Havens, J H
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates by shape and surface texture; Asphaltic sand; Sand; Skid resistance; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aggregate shape
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00211702
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 27 1972 12:00AM