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Citation |
Gunaratne M, Lu Q, Yang J, Metz J, Jayasooriya W, Yassin M, Amarasiri S. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2015; 25(1): 23-25. |
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(Copyright © 2015, Accident Reconstruction Journal) |
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Abstract |
This article reports the results of an experimental evaluation of the water flow thickness in sheet flow, which is necessary to quantify hydroplaning risk potential in a rainfall event. It then reports the findings of an experimental evaluation of hydroplaning threshold speed, which involved a Locked Wheel Skid Tester to measure the average Skid Number of a paved surface. Among the results are the findings that pavement friction reduces as water film thickness and speed increase, and that drag force decreases with the onset of hydroplaning. |