Classificação da aderência pneu-pavimento pelo índice combinado IFI - Internacional Friction Index para revestimentos asfálticos. / Adherence tire-asphalt through the classification index IFI - International Friction Index to Asphalt Pavements.

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2006

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The characterization of the macrotexture and microtexture of asphalt pavements surfaces can be obtained by means of different types of equipment presenting different characteristics. The results of the essays obtained by these different equipment were compared and harmonized by an ample research developed by PIARC (Permanent International Association of Road Congress, now denominated World Road Association) which converts these different values into an international combined index denominated IFI - International Friction Index. Later, the ASTM specified the employment of this index by publishing norm E 1960-98 Standard Practice for Calculating International Friction Index of a Pavement Surface. In this thesis, texture and friction were evaluated on twelve types of asphalt pavings with different characteristics: hot asphalt mixes of different gradations, asphalt surface treatments, cold-mixed micro-surfacing and slurry seals, by means of portable equipment, sand patch and British pendulum essays, respectively. These different pavings present a range of texture varying from open and rough to closed and polished. The results generated a database with 417 field values, being 178 related to macrotexture, 166 to microtexture and 73 to drainability. With these data, IFI values were calculated, composed by parameters Sp and F60, resulting in 165 pairs of values. Based on practical experience and on statistical analyses, the validity of using portable equipment for determining the IFI values was demonstrated and classification criteria and bands for adherence were established in function of the pair of IFI values (Sp; F60). This classification allows road organisms to use IFI (Sp; F60) as a pavement management tool to assess the adherence conditions on the wet lanes of their roads or on specific sites, aiming to conduct interventions, whenever necessary.

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ifi - international friction index pavimentação asfáltica adherence tire-asphalt ifi - international friction index aderência pneu-pavimento asphalt pavements

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