Surface Texture Classification: A Guide to Pavement Skid Resistance

2009 ◽  
pp. 31-31-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
FB Holt ◽  
GR Musgrove
Keyword(s):  
Surface Texture ◽  
Texture Classification ◽  
Skid Resistance

High-Speed Noncontact Profiling of Pavement Surface Texture and Its Significance

1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-461
Author(s):  
J. C. Wambold ◽  
J. J. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Surface Texture ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Vision System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Skid Resistance ◽  
Texture Measurement ◽  
Pavement Surface ◽  
Texture Characteristics ◽  
Regression Techniques

It is generally agreed that the friction between a tire and a wet pavement (skid resistance) is controlled by the surface texture characteristics. Therefore, by measuring the relevant parameters describing texture, or by measuring a physical process dependent on texture, regression techniques can be used to relate skid resistance to the chosen texture parameter or process. Two scales of texture are of particular importance: microtexture (small-scale asperities) and macrotexture (large-scale asperities). This paper describes work performed to: (1) review candidate macrotexture and microtexture measurement methods that can be made at highway speeds (at or about 64 km/h [40 mph]), which are presently used or have potential for use in pavement texture measurement; (2) design and build a prototype of the most promising method; and (3) evaluate the effects of pavement surface texture on skid resistance. A prototype noncontact vision system that makes texture measurements at highway speeds was developed, and several improvements were made to upgrade the system to provide an improved prototype. Both hardware and software enhancements have yielded a texture measurement system that can obtain pavement macrotexture data in a fast, efficient, and reliable way.

Road surface texture and skid resistance

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 043001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh-Tan Do ◽  
Veronique Cerezo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Texture ◽  
Road Surface ◽  
Skid Resistance
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