EFFECT OF STUDDED TIRES ON THE DURABILITY OF ROAD SURFACING

THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE WEAR OF PAVEMENT SURFACINGS IS UNDERLINED. THE FIRST PART OUTLINES THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN SWEDEN CONVERNING PAVEMENT WEAR AND SKIDDING, AND INCLUDES THE RESULTS OF LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTS CONCERNING THE RESISTANCE TO WEAR OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURFACING MATERIAL AND THEIR REPAIR. THE SECOND PART DISCUSSES THE TIME TREND IN THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES, FACTORS INFLUENCING WEAR, AND THE DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF BITUMINOUS OVERLAY DESIGNED TO RESIST WEAR. IN SWEDEN WHERE 60 PERCENT OF ALL VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH STUDDED TIRES, THE PAVEMENTS ARE BADLY DETERIORATING THROUGH WEAR. THE SWEDISH ROAD ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES THAT THE COST OF WEAR IN 1968-69 AMOUNTED TO SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS. SKID TESTS MADE BY THE SWEDISH ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHOW THAT STUDDED TIRES ARE EFFECTIVE ON ICY SURFACES NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURE BUT NOT SO ON SANDED ICY SURFACES, PACKED SNOW OR VERY COLD ICE. LABORATORY AND OUTDOORS STUDIES AND TESTS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL ROAD TRACK INDICATE THAT (A) BITUMINOUS MIXTURES TOPPED WITH PRECOATED CHIPPINGS SHOWED MUCH BETTER WEAR RESISTANCE BY STUDDED TIRES THAN BITUMINOUS CONCRETE AND FINE STONE-FILLED SHEET MATS AND (B) PORTLAND CEMENT PAVEMENTS SUFFER SEVERE WEAR. THE WEAR RATE HOWEVER DIMINISHES GRADUALLY AS THE COARSE AGGREGATES BECOME EXPOSED ON THE SURFACE AND FINALLY DECREASES SEVERAL TIMES IN COMPARISON TO THE INITIAL TRAFFIC PERIOD. A LITERATURE SURVEY AND SPECIAL STUDIES SHOW THAT STUDDED TIRES ARE GAINING POPULARITY IN NORTHERN UNITED STATES AND CANADA. WEAR RATE OF PAVEMENTS IN MONTREAL BY ORDINARY TIRES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED. FACTORS AFFECTING WEAR RATE AND DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES ARE IDENTIFIED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1970/331/331-004.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Task Force on Effect of Studded Tires and presented at the 49th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Keyser, J Hode
• Conference:
  • 49th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1970-1-12 to 1970-1-16
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 41-53
• Monograph Title: Manpower, maintenance and studded tires
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 331
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Asphalt mixtures; Bituminous mixtures; Chippings; Costs; Durability; Field studies; Field tests; Freezing; Ice; Impacts; Laboratory studies; Laboratory tests; Pavement performance; Pavements; Portland cement; Precoated aggregates; Rates; Sheet asphalt; Skidding; Stone; Studs; Surface course (Pavements); Tires; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Stone filled sheet asphalt
• Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207232
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-009 840
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM