INTRODUCTION

Skid resistance is very important parameters that need to be considered in

designing the highway. The skid resistance is important to ensure that the vehicles that
use the road under the design speed do not slide. Skid resistance is a force that is
developed when the vehicle tyre is on contact with the surface pavement. The road
designer must ensure that the force developed must be enough to ensure the vehicle
does not slide.

One of the surface requirements of road pavement is that it should posses

adequate skid resistance. Skid resistance is important for road safety. With skid
resistance it allows for better 'grip' between tire and road surfaces. Most road surfaces
have adequate skid resistance in the dry as compared during wet condition. The
presence of water between the tire and road surface reduces the contact area which are
needed to create the 'grip'.

OBJECTIVE
The objective of the experiment is to determine the skid resistance value, for
different type of microtexture on the road pavement surface by performing skid
resistance test.

APPARATUS

Skid Resistance Tester

PROCEDURE
1. The skid resistance tester was setup at the location.
2. The bubble was adjusted to be at the middle by adjusting the three adjusting the
levelling screws at the base of the skid resistance.
3. The height was adjusted until the friction plate touches the pavement surface.
4. The pendulum arm was placed at the starting point.
5. The maximum swing indicator was set to zero.
6. The pendulum arm was released and catched to prevent backswing of the
pendulum arms.
7. The result was taken for the wet and dry condition.
8. The procedure was repeated for the medium and fine surface.

RESULT
Type of surface

Dry

Wet

(130+132+135)/3

(114+111+114)/3

(car park)

= 132.33

= 113

Medium

(124+127+126)/3

(75+70+68)/3

(motorcycle park)

= 125.67

= 71

Fine

(83+91+89+91+90)/5

(81+79+81+80+81)/5

(concrete)

= 88.8

= 80.4

Coarse

DISCUSSION

From the skid resistance test that we have done, we found that the skid resistance
value is different for 3 types of surface, for both dry and wet condition. We found that
the value of skid resistance is highest on the coarse surface and the lowest value of
skid resistance is on the fine surface.
What we can discuss is, we found that the value of skid resistance is different
because of the surface macro-texture of the pavement. For the highest value of the
skid resistance, the surface texture of the pavement is coarse which have average
texture depth greater than 0.5mm. This type of pavement is suitable for roundabouts,
road with bends with radius less than 150m on unrestricted roads, road with gradients
1 in 20 or steeper of lengths greater than 150m. Other than that, this type of pavement
is also suitable for wet climate region which rain often occurs on that place.
For the medium value of the skid resistance, it has an average texture depth from
0.25mm to 0.5mm. This type of surface pavement is suitable for motorways, trunk
and class 1 roads and heavily trafficked roads in urban area which carry more than
2000 vehicles per day. For the lowest value of skid resistance, the surface pavement
has a very fine texture. It is suitable for any other sites that rarely used by vehicle.
More than that, hot climate region also suitable for this type of pavement. With fine
surface of pavement, the intensity of the tyre thread to be burn can be lowered as
compared with the friction of the tyre on the course surface pavement.

SAFETY AND HEALTH

Student must use safety jacket during the experiment in order to make sure the
safety of ourselves. Traffic cone is used to aware any vehicles that approaching the
location of experiment. Group leader should advice and look after the other members.
Students also have to make sure the experiment is conducting opposite the road so
that aware with the vehicles approaching the location of the experiment.

CONCLUSION

In this experiment, we can conclude that pavement have many type of

microtexture for difference suitable function for every type. The skid resistance values
show us the friction between tyre and the microtexture. The objective of the
experiment is achieved.

REFERENCE
1. Laboratory manual.
2. Skid resistance test, nanyang technology university, school of civil engineering
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