Historical overview of friction testing in Connecticut.

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• Creators:
  Henault, John W.
• Corporate Creators:
  Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Friction tests
  • Friction
  • Rolling friction
  • Skidding
  • Pavement Friction Testing, Skid Testing,
  • Transportation History, GripTester®
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CT-2243-1-10-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Connecticut
• Corporate Publisher:
  Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  A historical overview of pavement friction testing in Connecticut is presented. ; Photographs of early pavement friction testers are provided, including vintage photos ; of a skid trailer from a Federal Highway Administration (formally Bureau of Public ; Roads) demonstration in 1968. Early documents that were pivotal in initiating a ; pavement friction testing program in Connecticut are cited. It provides insight into ; a state highway agency’s perspective as friction testing services evolved. It covers ; the equipment used and explains the interpretation of data output. The paper ; documents Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) literature pertaining to ; pavement friction testing, and lists research studies that have been conducted in ; Connecticut. ConnDOT polices and procedures are reviewed. Early pioneers in ; pavement friction testing services are acknowledged.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  CT Study No. SPR-2243
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17780/dot_17780_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bfc3cf66bd6e7d9cf249d909fb4cc1ba3d0cd17ab4f345ec0c1863606b11e700