Development of Predictive Model for Skid Loss of Asphalt Pavements Academic Article

abstract

• Pavement friction is one of the primary factors that affect highway safety. Pavements with adequate surface friction reduce the number of wet skidding crashes. The objective of this study was to develop a predictive model for friction loss on pavement surfaces. The model incorporates parameters that describe aggregate shape characteristics, aggregate resistance to abrasion and polishing, aggregate gradation, and polishing cycles. This model was developed on the basis of the results of a comprehensive experimental program. Square-shaped slabs of different asphalt mixtures were prepared in the laboratory by using a linear kneading compactor and polished with a wheel-polishing device. The frictional characteristics of the surface of the test slabs were measured after different intervals of polishing, and statistical analysis was performed to relate friction to mixture and aggregate characteristics.

authors

• Little, Dallas
• Masad, Eyad

published proceedings

• TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

author list (cited authors)

• Kassem, E., Awed, A., Masad, E. A., & Little, D. N.

citation count

• 29

complete list of authors

• Kassem, Emad||Awed, Ahmed||Masad, Eyad A||Little, Dallas N

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Transportation Research Record  Journal

keywords

• Aggregate Characteristics
• Mix Gradation
• Pavement
• Skid Resistance

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3141/2372-10

URI

• https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8879

start page

• 83

end page

• 96

volume

• 2372

issue

• 2372

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2372-10