Guidance to Predict and Mitigate Dynamic Hydroplaning on Roadways
This report presents the results of National Cooperative Highway Research (NCHRP) Project 15-55, aimed at enhancing the way we understand and assess hydroplaning on roadways. Hydroplaning is a serious problem that is associated with a relatively small but nonetheless significant number of crashes. Traditionally, hydroplaning potential has been approached as a road geometry design problem; however, as with many other safety-related issues, hydroplaning is a complex phenomenon. The original experimental work in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a definition of hydroplaning based on a hydroplaning speed, and hydroplaning research since then has focused on improving the models to predict this hydroplaning speed. This research represents one of the first attempts to significantly upgrade understanding and methods to predict hydroplaning potential since 1970s. Since the road is only one of the relevant factors, which also include the vehicle, the tires, the environment, and the driver, a full understanding requires a multidisciplinary approach. The main objective of this research was to develop guidance to better predict and mitigate hydroplaning potential on roadways. The guidance will help transportation agencies to identify areas with a high potential of hydroplaning, and to evaluate and select appropriate mitigation solutions. The guidance can be applied to all types of roadways, considers site-specific factors such as geometric design and pavement surface characteristics, and can be used for new construction, reconstruction, and maintenance/retrofit projects. The guidance includes an enhanced definition of hydroplaning potential based on the physics behind hydroplaning.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Submitted March 2021.
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Authors:
- Flintsch, Gerardo W
- Ferris, John B
- Taheri, Saied
- Katicha, Samer
- Kang, Yongsuk
- Nazari, Ashkan
- Izeppi, Edgar de Leon
- Velez, Kenneth
- Battaglia, Francine
- Chen, Lu
- Kibler, David
- McGhee, Kevin K
- Publication Date: 2021
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 135p
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Serial:
- NCHRP Web-Only Document
- Issue Number: 300
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Definitions; Geometric design; Hazard mitigation; Hydroplaning; Mathematical models; Mathematical prediction; Physics; Surface course (Pavements)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01778897
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309090421
- Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 15-55
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 10 2021 5:24PM