Variables Associated with Automobile Tire Hydroplaning

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• Creators:
  Stocker, A. J. ; Lewis, J. M.
• 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:
  • Highways
  • Pavements
  • Hydroplaning
  • Surface texture tests
  • Water
  • Tire pressure
  • Tire treads
  • Bituminous materials
  • Portland cement
  • Variables
• Publication/ Report Number:
  147-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  A study of the wet weather characteristics of four different pavements and eight different tires is presented. The pavements studied were a portland cement concrete, a bituminous surface treatment, a hot mix asphalt and a jennite surface. The tires studied were several bias ply tires with different tread depths, a wide tire and a test standard tire. In this study, wheel spin-down was used as the criterion and the variables considered were tire tread depth, tire inflation pressure, water depth, and wheel load. A sloping trough 800 ft. long, 30 in. wide, and 4 in. deep was used in obtaining the data. The results indicate that the bituminous surface treatment requires a considerably higher ground speed to cause spin-down than doth~ other pavements tested.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-70-147
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85259/dot_85259_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.67 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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