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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Development and Demonstration of a Pavement Friction Management Program

Project Information

Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-11-0198
Project Abstract:

In phase I, the contractor performed a literature review on pavement friction and macro-texture and safety. They wrote a report on theoretical vehicle, tire, and pavement interactions as they relate to skid crashes in order to recommend the best equipment to measure friction and macro-texture. In phase III, the contractor will use the recommended equipment (purchased by the Federal Highway Administration) to test about 700 miles in several friction demand categories, in four States, to develop pavement friction thresholds and management programs.

Goals

  • Perform a literature review and establish theoretical relationships for tire-pavement interactions in order to recommend the best piece of continuous friction measurement equipment (CFME) for developing friction thresholds for maintenance intervention.
  • Perform friction tests using the best CFME (on several friction demand categories in at least four States) to establish threshold  levels for friction and macro-texture, based on the procedures in the 2010 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Guide for Pavement Friction and possibly newly developed statistical methods if warranted.
  • Assist these four State DOTs to develop "Pavement Friction Management Programs."
  • Develop training materials to document the new procedures.
Project Status:
Completed
Project Funding Amount (Contract Award Amount):
$1,751,468.00
Start Date:
End Date:
Public Access Plan:
No
FHWA Program Area:
  • Infrastructure
Fiscal Year / AMRP Program / AMRP Activity:
  • FY 2002-2022 / Infrastructure / Pavements and Materials
FHWA Activity:
  • Roadway Departure
  • Highway Safety Improvement Program

AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan

Contact Information

Team:
Infrastructure Materials Team
Office:
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Office Code:
HRDI-10

Management Organizations

Sponsor Organization

Organization Role:
Sponsor Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Lead
Contact:
Mergenmeier, Andy

Managing Organization

Organization Role:
Project Managing Organization
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Contact Role:
Project Contact
Contact:
Mergenmeier, Andy

Partners and Other Sponsor/Managing/Performing Organizations

Organization Role:
Partner: Technical
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Office of Research, Development, and Technology - Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Organization Role:
Partner: Technical
Organization:
Federal Highway Administration: Resource Center