SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1973
STP38898S

Skid Resistance of Pavements

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Standard pavement types and experimental surfaces on roads throughout Kentucky were evaluated in terms of skid resistance and effects of traffic, wear, and polishing. Friction-versus-speed gradients and the relationships between locked-wheel and incipient friction were determined. Asphaltic concrete pavements on high-speed, four-lane roads were found to be significantly more skid resistant than on two-lane highways and somewhat more skid resistant than concrete surfaces (especially those containing calcareous gravel aggregates). Sand-asphalt surfaces containing significant proportions of limestone sands showed inadequate level of friction for the traffic sustained. Several experimental sand asphalts without limestone sands exhibited greater skid resistance; Kentucky rock asphalt surfaces remain the most skid resistant of all surfaces investigated.

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Rizenbergs, RL
Kentucky Department of Highways, Lexington, Ky.
Burchett, JL
Kentucky Department of Highways, Lexington, Ky.
Napier, CT
Kentucky Department of Highways, Lexington, Ky.
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Developed by Committee: E17
Pages: 138–159
DOI: 10.1520/STP38898S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5577-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0102-9