Three Approaches to Winter Traction Testing

Abstract

Traction on winter surfaces was measured using three test vehicles, each designed to measure traction for a different purpose: vehicle mobility research (CRREL Instrumented Vehicle), commercial tire testing (Uniroyal- Goodrich traction tester), and airport runway safety (Saab friction tester). The traction measured with each method is comparable, but there are systematic differences due to the effects of the surface material and the test and analysis technique. This comparison serves as the fundamental basis for collaboration between the various traction testing communities and illustrates the need for well documented test procedures and data analysis as a standard for traction testing and evaluation. Mobility, Soil, Tires, Vehicle, Runway, Strength, Traction, Wheel, Snow, Terrain, Trafficability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276484

Entities

People

  • Sally A. Shoop

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Tires
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Communities
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Friction
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Roads
  • Snow
  • Snow Roads
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.