SUMMARY OF ALL NCHRP RESEARCH IN THE REALM OF PAVEMENT SKID RESISTANCE
THE RESEARCH PROJECTS SELECTED DEAL ONLY WITH THE ASPECTS OF OVER-ALL HIGHWAY ACCIDENT PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE INFLUENCE OF PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS ON WET ROAD SKIDDING ACCIDENTS. THE PROJECTS ARE: (1) PROJECT 1-12, "DETERMINATION OF PAVEMENT FRICTION COEFFICIENTS REQUIRED FOR DRIVING TASKS", (2) PROJECT 1-12 (2), "LOCKED-WHEEL PAVEMENT SKID TESTER CORRELATION AND CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES TECHNIQUES", (3) PROJECT 1-12 (3), "REQUIREMENTS FOR WEAR-RESISTANT AND SKID RESISTANT HIGHWAY PAVEMENT SURFACES", AND (4) PROJECT 20-7, TASK 4, "LATERAL ACCELERATIONS AND LATERAL TIRE PAVEMENT FORCES IN A VEHICLE TRAVERSING CURVES RELATING TO AVAILABLE PAVEMENT SKID RESISTANT MEASURES". THE LATEST FINDINGS APPLICABLE TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM, PARTICULARY IN RELATION TO INTERSECTIONS AND CURVES, ARE SUMMARIZED AND THE CURRENT STATUS AND THE SPECIFIC FINDINGS FOR EACH PROJECT ARE PRESENTED. IN ADDITION, NCHRP REPORT 37, "TENTATIVE SKID-RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MAIN RURAL HIGHWAYS", BY H. W. KUMMER AND W. E. MEYER IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- 27 Pp, 4 TaB, 12 FIG
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Authors:
- SMITH, H A
- Publication Date: 1971-12
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crashes; Highway curves; Intersections; Pavements; Research; Skid resistance; Surface course (Pavements); Texture; Wet weather
- Uncontrolled Terms: Wet pavements
- Old TRIS Terms: Highway pavement
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Research; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00207396
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM