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Pavement friction and texture characteristics are important aspects of road safety. Despite extensive studies conducted in the past decades, knowledge gaps still remain in understanding the relationship between pavement macrotexture and surface skid resistance. This paper implements discrete wavelet transform to decompose pavement surface macrotexture profile data into multi-scale characteristics and investigate their suitability for pavement friction prediction. Pavement macrotexture and friction data were both collected within the wheel-path from six High Friction Surface Treatment sites in Oklahoma using a high-speed profiler and a Grip Tester. The collected macrotexture profiles are decomposed into multiple wavelengths, and the total and relative energy components are calculated as indicators to represent macrotexture characteristics at various wavelengths. Correlation analysis is performed to examine the contribution of the energy indicators on pavement friction. The macrotexture energy within wavelengths from 0.97 mm to 3.86 mm contributes positively to pavement friction while that within wavelengths from 15.44 mm to 61.77 mm shows negative impacts. Subsequently, pavement friction prediction model is developed using multivariate linear regressive analysis incorporating the macrotexture energy indicators. Comparisons between predicted and monitored friction data demonstrates the robustness of the proposed friction prediction model.
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Yang, G., Li, Q.J., Zhan, Y.J. et al. Wavelet based macrotexture analysis for pavement friction prediction. KSCE J Civ Eng 22, 117–124 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-017-1165-x
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