Implementation of Laser Scanning System for Classification of Aggregate Texture [Project Summary]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  5-6921-01: Implementation of Laser Scanning System for Classification of Aggregate Texture Project Summary
• Creators:
  Arámbula-Mercado, Edith ; Fernando, Emmanuel ; Hu, Sheng ; Crockford, William
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aggregate tests
  • Aggregates
  • Dolomite
  • Friction
  • Gravel
  • Igneous rocks
  • Limestone aggregates
  • Microtexture
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas;United States
• Edition:
  Project Summary
• Contracting Officer:
  Steele, Joanne
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The lack of pavement friction causes vehicles to skid and run off the road (ROR). In 2016, single-vehicle ROR crashes resulted in 1,293 deaths on Texas highways. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Highway Safety Improvement Program evaluated the cost of one roadway fatality or one incapacitating injury at approximately $3.3 million. If building better skid-resistant pavement surfaces could reduce fatalities by 1 percent, the potential annual reduction in societal cost, given the number of ROR fatalities in 2016, would be significant.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  5-6921-01
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66051/dot_66051_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.04 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2417d1a3e71b83ccb0ec1106652a4a91215ff99474a4c9896409e13809197cd777e6023dec581aaa515ee4bc38afefa4bd956daba625d8695a44ff80e3a0161b