Automobile Tire Hydroplaning: A Study of Wheel Spin-Down and Other Variables

Stocker, A. J.; Dotson, J. T.; Ivey, Don L.

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Automobile Tire Hydroplaning: A Study of Wheel Spin-Down and Other Variables

1974-08-01
By Stocker, A. J. ; Dotson, J. T. ; Ivey, Don L.

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English

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Creators:

Stocker, A. J. ; Dotson, J. T. ; Ivey, Don L.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Corporate Contributors:

Texas Highway Department ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Grooved Pavements Highways Hot Mix Asphalt Hydroplaning Pavements Surface Texture Tests Tire Mechanics Tire Pressure Tire Treads Water Control
Publication/ Report Number:

147-3F
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas ; United States
Edition:

Final Report: September 1969 - August 1974
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

A study of the wet weather characteristics of five different pavements and ten different tires is presented. The pavements studied were a portland cement concrete, a seal coat surface treatment, a hot mix asphalt, a jennite surface and a longitudinally grooved portland cement concrete. The tires studied were several bias ply tires with different tread depths, a wide tire with full tread, a test standard tire, a smooth fiberglass belted tire and a full tread steel belted radial. In this study, wheel spin-down was used as the criterion for the detection of hydroplaning and the variables considered were tire tread depth, tire inflation pressure, water depth and wheel load.
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PDF
Funding:

2-10-70-147
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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