Upgrading the INDOT Pavement Friction Testing Program

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• Creators:
  Li, Shuo ; Noureldin, Samy ; Zhu, Karen
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  3-D Simulation Dissipation Energy Energy Dissipation Friction Frictional Variations Friction Requirement Network Pavement Pavement Friction Pavements Simulation Smooth Tire Test Tracks Three Dimensional Displays Tire-pavement Interaction Tires

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2003/23
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Indiana Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This study investigated many important issues associate with pavement surface friction testing, in particular using the smooth tire. This study utilized 3-D FEM program to investigate the fundamental friction phenomenon in light of energy dissipation during friction process. It was demonstrated that the pavement friction depends on many factors such as test tire, test speed, surrounding conditions, pavement surface texture, and pavement type. A great amount of friction data has been collected so as to investigate variations involved in pavement friction measurements. System variations depend on the feature of pavement surface. The standard deviations due to system errors are usually less than 5. The smooth tire tends to provide greater variations than the ribbed tire. As air temperature increases, the friction number does not necessarily decrease. No consistent relations were identified between friction measurements and test seasons. Seasonal friction variations are negligible. The largest directional variation is 16 with the smooth tire on a state road. The state and U.S. roads tend to produce greater directional variations than the interstates. Driving lane usually has lower friction than other lanes. The greatest lateral variation arose due to the effect of wheel track. Longitudinal friction variations depend on traffic distribution, pavement type, and surrounding conditions. Friction measurements taken at 1.0-mile spacing can provide realistic network pavement friction information. Pavement frictions on interstates decreased faster than those on state and US roads. INDOT conducts pavement inventory friction test every year on interstates and every three years on state and U.S. roads.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-2821
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90842/dot_90842_DS1.pdf
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