Seasonal influence of pavement skid resistance and equipment calibration
In-service pavement skid resistance is an important characteristic for the safety engineer as well as the maintenance engineer who will view the results from differing positions and considerations. As part of the developing responsibilities of the Road Asset Manager the field testing service was requested to undertake a program of work, over an extended period of time, to assess the seasonal influence. The outcomes parallel the work of other researchers demonstrating that there is a long-term variability related to general seasonal cycles as well as a short-term variability that is influenced by local weather conditions that last only a few weeks. Predictive modelling is possible but it has an associated significant uncertainty thereby depreciating its usefulness. Added to this is the maintenance of equipment and an assurance that the equipment is accurately reflecting the actual conditions being met. Assurance to the clients is important.
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Authors:
- Mackey, G
- Holloway, D
- Poli, D
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Conference:
- International Surface Friction Conference, 3rd, 2011
- Location: Gold Coast Queensland, Australia
- Date: 2011-5-15 to 2011-5-18
- Publication Date: 2011-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: 3rd International Road Surface Friction Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 15-18 May 2011
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Equipment; Field tests; Pavement design; Pavement management systems; Pavement performance; Seasons; Tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management
- Geographic Terms: South Australia
- ITRD Terms: 6226: In situ; 3031: Skid resistance
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01344026
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 13 2011 11:53AM