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Symposium on Skid ResistanceAvailable to Purchase
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0-8031-6127-1
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121
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ASTM International
Publication date:
1962
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Development and Performance of the Portable Skid-Resistance Tester Available to Purchase
By
C G Giles
,
C G Giles
1.
Road Research Laboratory
, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, United Kingdom
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B E Sabey
,
B E Sabey
1.
Road Research Laboratory
, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, United Kingdom
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KH F Cardew
KH F Cardew
1.
Road Research Laboratory
, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, United Kingdom
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25
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Published:1962
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Giles, CG, Sabey, BE, & Cardew, KF. "Development and Performance of the Portable Skid-Resistance Tester." Symposium on Skid Resistance. Ed. Committee E-17, . 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1962.
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The portable skid-resistance tester can carry out a wide variety of measurements on the road and in the laboratory. This paper outlines the basic principles underlying the design of the tester and describes the laboratory and field trials conducted during the development of the instrument. The factors influencing its performance are emphasized.
In its performance, the instrument behaves as a patterned tire skidding at 30 mph. It is particularly well suited for testing rough-textured surfaces, and readings are independent of gradient, camber, or crossfall on the test surface.
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D.
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C. G.
, and Sabey
B. E.
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“
Instructions for Using the Portable Skid-resistance Tester
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, London
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C. G.
and Sabey
B. E.
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,” Proceedings
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C. G.
and Sabey
B. E.
, “Accident Reports and Skidding Accident Sites
,” Final Report
, Public Works Municipal Services Congress
, 1956
, pp. 355-373.21.
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D. J.
and Shergold
F. A.
, “The Polishing of Roadstone in Relation to the Resistance to Skidding of Bituminous Road Surfacings
,” Road Research Technical Paper
, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, No. 43
, London
, 1958
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Methods for Sampling and Testing of Mineral Aggregates, Sands and Fillers
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J. A.
, Sabey
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, and James
J. G.
, “White Line Road Markings and Light-Coloured Road Surfacings
,” Journal of Applied Chemistry
0021-8871, 1962
(In press).
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