Evaluation of the Performance of Rumble Strips on Pavements Where Seal Coats Have Been Applied
The repeated application of seal coats on pavements with rumble strips may reduce the effectiveness of the rumble strips to alert drivers of inadvertent lane departures. The goal of this project is to determine how many layers of seal coat can be applied on a pavement with rumble strips before rumble strip performance and, consequently, driver safety is compromised. The Proposing Agency will: 1) Review the literature for rumble strip performance thresholds for safety specifically relating to noise and vibration. 2) Develop a field-based testing plan using a statistical D-optimal design methodology. The plan will either be a before-after design of several projects scheduled for seal coat construction, or a repeated measures design of a few projects with controlled application and testing of multiple seal coat applications. Rumble strip location, seal coat grade, vehicle type, and speed are also considered. 3) Identify test sections according to the plan. 4) Measure interior noise and vibration for sections before and after seal coat application. Also measure texture with a laser profiler on select sections. 5) Determine how many seal coats result in an unacceptable drop in rumble strip performance.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $353647
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Contract Numbers:
0-7029
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Sponsor Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
11th and Brazos Streets
Austin, TX United States 78701Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Texas Department of Transportation
11th and Brazos Streets
Austin, TX United States 78701 -
Project Managers:
Pridgen, Shelley
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Performing Organizations:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South
Suite 300
College Station, TX United States 77845-4375 -
Principal Investigators:
Wilson, Bryan
- Start Date: 20190710
- Expected Completion Date: 20220531
- Actual Completion Date: 20220531
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Audible warning devices; Maintenance practices; Rumble strips; Seal coating; Traffic control devices
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01714846
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Texas Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 0-7029
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 26 2019 3:02PM