Hydroplaning
on Pavements
If you have increased accident rates or vehicles have experienced hydroplaning on either concrete or asphalt pavements, you need to perform:
Longitudinal Grooving
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Automobile accidents tend to increase when there is a loss of friction between the tire and pavement surface due to slippery
conditions. Highway departments have found that the best way to decrease accidents during inclement weather is to remove water from the surface and increase the traction between the tire and the road.
Experience has shown that grooving a pavement’s surface is a very effective method to increase traction, reduce hydroplaning and minimize splash and spray as well as provide a more effective braking surface. This easily constructed and economical surface treatment provides the superior traction needed for vehicles to maintain control while driving in wet, dangerous conditions.
Municipalities and departments of transportation world wide are finding that grooving has a two-fold benefit: it increases a driver’s safety while driving in wet conditions and at the same time, saves on the costs of replacing or overlaying the pavement surface.
Resources
The Next Generation Concrete Surface
42 bridges paved with concrete contribute to smooth safe interstate highways
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Bridge, Highway
Next Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS), Diamond Grooving, Diamond Grinding, Concrete Pavement Preservation and Restoration
Friction/Safety, Tire/Pavement Noise, Smoothness, Hydroplaning
Asphalt Diamond Grinding
Road Owners increasingly see benefits grinding and grooving both new and existing asphalt pavements
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City/Municipal, Highway
Diamond Grinding, Diamond Grooving
Friction/Safety, Hydroplaning, Smoothness, Sustainability/Environmental
Analysis of Effectiveness of Longitudinal Grooving Against Hydroplaning
How the use of larger groove width and depth, and smaller groove spacing would reduce hydroplaning risk
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Bridge, City/Municipal, Highway
Diamond Grooving
Friction/Safety
Diamond Grinding: A Safe, Sustainable, Quiet and Cost-Effective Solution to Better Roadways
Diamond grinding offers solutions to many pavement challenges.
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Technical Info
City/Municipal, Highway, Bridge, Airport/Airfield
Diamond Grinding, Next Generation Concrete Surface (NGCS)
Smoothness, Friction/Safety, Tire/Pavement Noise, Hydroplaning