TRIS Online Record

Printable View

Title	EVALUATION OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE APPLICATION OF THE IFI (INTERNATIONAL FRICTION INDEX) EVALUATION DES RECHERCHES SUR L'APPLICATION DE L'INDICE DE FROTTEMENT (IFI)
Accession No	00961503
Authors	Bennis, T A; de Wit, L B
Journal Title	Routes, Roads No. 318
Corp. Authors / Publisher	World Road Association - PIARC ; Permanent International Association of Road Congr
Publication Date	20030400
Description	p. 35-51; Figures(4); References(9)
Languages	English
Abstract	The paper discusses the organization by the PIARC Committee on Surface Characteristics of an international experiment to compare and harmonize skid resistance and texture measurements. Specifically, the goal was to harmonize the many different pavement friction measurement methods used in different countries. The paper describes several studies conducted in several European countries. These studies are reviewed: Belgium: a prenormative research for European normalization; France: use of two different devices to assess the skid resistance of the wearing course; Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands: a joint experiment comparing the results of different skid resistance devices; Hungary: the use of IFI for a probabilistic pavement performance modeling framework; Mexico: a comparative analysis between the British Pendulum and the Mu Meter.
Supplemental Information	Both English and French versions of the paper are provided.
TRT Terms	Friction ; Pavement maintenance ; Performance ; Skid resistance ; Surface course (Pavements)
Subject Areas	H33 CONSTRUCTION; H24 PAVEMENT DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
Availability	World Road Association - PIARC Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/oclc/31984593
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

TRIS is a bibliographic database funded by sponsors of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), primarily the state departments of transportation and selected federal transportation agencies. TRIS Online is hosted by the National Transportation Library under a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and TRB.