Surface Characteristics Resources
Strategic Plan for
Improved Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
Innovative Diamond Grind at MnROAD
Related Studies
For more information:
Bernard Izevbekhai, Road Research
Research Topics
Resources
- Pavement Interactive
- MnPave
- Seal Coat Design
- Test Section Tracking
- Seasonal Load Limits
- Construction Tools
- Mn/DOT Library
- Research Services
Organizations
- Local Road Research Board
- Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance
- Long Term Pavement Performance
- Transportation Research Board
- Center for Transportation Studies
- Center for Transportation Research and Education
- Shingle Recycling
Road users expect pavements to be smooth, quite, and safe. To encourage smooth pavements, we need to quantify the effects of other important pavement performance parameters on ride. These parameters include texture, noise, and friction.
Quiet Pavements Seminar
On May 7, TERRA, the U of M and Mn/DOT hosted a seminar on the latest innovations in reducing the noise from tire-pavement interaction. Local and international experts from Denmark and Sweden presented the latest research about quiet pavements. View the webcast.
Minnesota Research and Implementation Projects
PCC Surface Characteristics – Rehabilitation TPF-5(134)
This pooled fund project is evaluating the performance of four sections at MnROAD: a transversely tined surface, a conventional grinding, and two variations of New Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS) developed at Purdue University.
PCC Surface Characteristics for New Construction MPR-6(021)
Research findings will enable Mn/DOT to specify friction, ride, and texture range of values that will optimize quietness, ride, texture and friction in program delivery. It will reduce the incidence of uncomfortable ride, hydroplaning, and obnoxious whines.
HMA Surface Characteristics related to Ride, Texture, Friction, Noise, Durability MPR-6(029)
More and more attention has been paid recently to hot mix asphalt pavement surface characteristics. In addition to structural capacity and durability, it is now desirable to design pavements to meet noise, texture, friction, and ride requirements. This pooled fund project will evaluate several asphalt test cells as MnROAD over a 5 year period for surface performance.
Other References
- TPF 962: Pavement Surface Properties Consortium: A Research Program (Virginia)
- NCHRP 1-44: Measuring Tire-Pavement Noise at the Source (Illingworth & Rodkin, Inc.)
- NCHRP 1-43: Guide for Pavement Friction (ERES)
- TPF 956: PCC Surface Characteristics: Tire -Pavement Noise Program Part 3 - Innovative Solutions /Current Practices (Iowa State)
- NCHRP 10-67: Texturing of Concrete Pavements (ERES)
- Fundamentals of Tire/Road Interaction Noise (Purdue University)