SELECTION AND DESIGN OF A SKID TESTER

THE ILLINOIS DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, TO IMPROVE ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING SKID RESISTANCE AND TO DEVISE MEANS FOR IMPROVING THE SKID RESISTANCE OF ILLINOIS PAVEMENTS, HAS INITIATED RESEARCH INVOLVING SKID TESTING OF PAVEMENTS. THIS STUDY IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PHASES: (1) DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION OF SKID-TESTING EQUIPMENT; (2) EVALUATION OF SKID RESISTANCE OF EXISTING PAVEMENT SURFACE; (3) DETERMINATION OF POLISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF AGGREGATES; (4) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR IMPROVING SKID RESISTANCE OF EXISTING PAVEMENTS; AND (5) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR THE SKID RESISTANCE OF PAVEMENTS. THIS REPORT COVERS THE EQUIPMENT-DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF THE PROJECT. IT PRESENTS A REVIEW OF EXISTING SKID-TESTING DEVICES, DESCRIBES THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WENT INTO THE SELECTION OF A DEVICE FOR THE PRESENT PROJECT, OUTLINES THE DESIGN CRITERIA ESTABLISHED FOR THE SELECTED EQUIPMENT, AND DESCRIBES THE DEVICE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO MEET THESE CRITERIA. THE NEEDS OF THE REMAINING PHASES OF THE PROJECT AND FUTURE OPERATIONAL NEEDS WERE PRIME CONSIDERATIONS IN THE ULTIMATE SELECTION OF THE TEST EQUIPMENT. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kubiak, E J
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Polished aggregates; Skid resistance; Skid resistance tests; Skidding; Surface course (Pavements); Testing equipment; Texture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206431
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Ihr-86
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1971 12:00AM