Spectral Techniques Applied to Evaluate Pavement Friction and Surface Texture
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To study texture of pavement surfaces and its effect on pavement friction, this article features a field experiment conducted on in-service pavements to characterize surface texture by spectral analysis to substantiate links to friction values. Pavement friction was measured using a Mu-meter and British pendulum tester whereas texture data was collected using a stationary laser profilometer. Texture spectra were analyzed and expressed in third octave bands. The correlation between texture spectral levels and friction values at different speeds are discussed in the paper. Results show that the texture level, including spectral band levels, can well represent texture characteristics, as texture spectral levels have a good correlation with friction coefficient, especially the texture level of texture wavelengths at 1.25–12.5 mm versus SFCsl (representing the slope of the side force coefficient (SFC) versus speed), i.e., the slope of friction versus speed. This friction parameter gives better correlations with texture parameters than friction values at different speeds, which is believed to be an effect of the drainage caused by texture in that wavelength range.
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OpenAlex topics: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation · Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements · Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
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School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), 581 95 Linköping, Sweden
School of Traffic science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province · Overseas study program for young teachers of Hubei Province · Styrelsen for Teknisk Utveckling (STU)
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