Characterization of pavement texture by means of height difference correlation and relation to wet skid resistance

Driving safety is of utmost importance in the automobile industry and is acknowledged by the introduction of the tire wet grip index as part of the EU tire label. The rubber pavement interaction is determined by the viscoelastic properties of the rubber as well as by the pavement texture. Nowadays a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stefan Torbruegge, Burkhard Wies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095756415000082