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Summary of Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements
Summary of Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements
Summary of Friction and Texture Retention of Concrete Pavements
• The research is to investigate the increase in friction and texture retention capacity of two methods of
solutions suggested to overcome loss of friction in PCC pavements with local carbonate aggregates
- Use of blended coarse aggregates (mix of carbonite based-limestone with siliceous based -
granite)
- Use of optimized diamond grinding and grooving for texture retention rehabilitation techniques
• The PCC specimens (from 9 blends) with the applied texture retention method (5 grinding and
grooving methods) were tested for friction and macrotexture by
- DFT
- CTM
and the physical and mineralogical properties of coarse aggregates were tested for
- LA abrasion test
- Micro-deval test
- Sodium sulfate soundness test
- Acid insolubility test
- X-ray diffraction (XRD)
• Conclusions of the study
- Aggregate durability tests (i.e. acid residue, sulfate soundness, LA abrasion, and Micro-deval)
should not be considered as sole indicators of polishing behavior of PCC pavements as texturing
method plays a major role in friction and texture retention capacity
- To characterize aggregate sources with respect to polishing, accelerated polishing test has to be
performed in conjunction with LA abrasion and Micro-deval tests
- The highest performing texture was that with no grooves and diamond grinding only (52
blades/ft) but suggests that diamond grinding together with grooving improves overall friction of
PCC pavements. They are recommended as suitable surface treatments to improve friction and
texture retention capacity over typical texturing methods such as brooming and wire brushing