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Assessment of Splash and Spray Potential of Experimental Quiet Pavement Surfaces

项目名称：	Assessment of Splash and Spray Potential of Experimental Quiet Pavement Surfaces
摘要：	Splash and spray potential is one of the less studied pavement functional characteristics, although it can have significant impact on travel safety and comfort. Research suggests that it contributes to a small, but measurable, proportion of road traffic accidents, provides considerable nuisance to motorists, and can generate negative environmental impact to the vegetation adjacent the roadside. This project will: (1) develop splash and spray measurement equipment, and (2) test innovative "quiet pavements" to determine if they also provide additional benefits with regards to this new emerging functional pavement performance parameter. The project is leveraged by the significant data being collected for the Virginia Quiet Pavement Initiative. The project will develop capabilities for testing splash and spray in the state and compare the splash and spray potential of Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) traditional and innovative pavement surfaces. The innovative aspects of the project include: (1) it allows for the incorporation of an additional functional performance measurement into the asset management process, (2) it will help design pavements that provide safer and more comfortable ride to the citizens of the state, and (3) it will contribute to consolidating VDOT's and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's (VTTI's) leadership in the area of pavement surface characteristics.
状态：	Active
资金：	100000.00
资助组织：	Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center<==>Research and Innovative Technology Administration
执行机构：	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
开始时间：	20120901
实际结束时间：	20131231
主题领域：	Design；Highways；Pavements