SPR-4751: Investigation of Low Friction on Asphalt Pavements

Over the course of three years, Crawfordsville District has discovered low friction results on 12 sections of roadways that were overlaid within three years of each other. Finding a cause (s) and a solution to the low friction is critical in providing drivers with skid-safe roadways.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $165000
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-4751

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Lee, Jusang

  Li, Shuo

  Jiang, Yi

• Start Date: 20230101
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Friction losses; Skidding
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01867108
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4751
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 13 2022 3:08PM