Índice de fricción internacional (IFI): Implementación y medición en carreteras de Costa Rica
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Badilla Vargas, Gustavo
Rojas Marín, Melissa
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Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales (LanammeUCR)
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Las propiedades antideslizantes del pavimento desempeñan un papel importante en la seguridad de la carretera. El pavimento debe presentar un grado de fricción suficiente para que los vehículos circulen sin riesgo. Sin embargo, los métodos y equipos utilizados en la medición de la textura y la resistencia al deslizamiento varían considerablemente en los diferentes países. Por esta razón, el Comité Técnico de Características Superficiales de la Asociación Internacional Permanente de los Congresos de Carreteras (AIPCR) decidió llevar a cabo un experimento internacional para comparar y armonizar los diferentes métodos de medida de textura y de resistencia al deslizamiento. Como resultado de este experimento se definió el índice de Fricción Internacional (IFI) como un indicador que define el estado de una carretera en términos de la fricción y de la textura. En Costa Rica para determinar el coeficiente de fricción se ha utilizado inicialmente el GripTester, el cual tiene la ventaja de realizar un registro continuo de la fricción. Sin embargo, para su uso en carreteras, la bibliografía recomienda acompañar estas mediciones con una medida de macrotextura. Debido a esto, recientemente el Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales (LanammeUCR) ha adquirido un láser que permite medir la macrotextura en forma continua y con un alto rendimiento. Con el presente trabajo se presentan los resultados de las mediciones del GripTester y del láser de macrotextura para determinar la fricción y la textura de un pavimento e implementar el uso del Indice de Fricción Internacional (IFI) como parámetro de evaluación de la red vial nacional y como criterio de aceptación de proyectos viales.
The anti-slip pavement properties play an important role in the safety of the highways. The pavement must have a sufficient degree of friction so that the vehicles circulate without risk. However, the methods and equipment used in texture measurement and slip resistance vary considerably in different countries. For this reason, the Surface Characteristics Technical Committee of the Permanent International Association of Highway Congresses (AIPCR) decided to carry out an international experiment to compare and harmonize the different methods of texture measurement and slip resistance. Because of this experiment, the International Friction Index (IFI) was defined as an indicator that sprecifies the state of a road in terms of friction and texture. In Costa Rica, the GripTester has been initially used to determine the coefficient of friction, which has the advantage of making a continuous record of friction. However, for its use on roads, the bibliography recommends accompanying these measurements with a measure of macro texture. Recently, the National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models (LanammeUCR) has acquired a laser that allows to measure the macro texture in continuous form and with a high performance. This paper presents the results of the measurements of the GripTester and the macro texture laser to determine the friction and texture of a pavement and to implement the use of the International Friction Index (IFI) as an evaluation parameter of the national road network and as a criterion of acceptance of road projects.
The anti-slip pavement properties play an important role in the safety of the highways. The pavement must have a sufficient degree of friction so that the vehicles circulate without risk. However, the methods and equipment used in texture measurement and slip resistance vary considerably in different countries. For this reason, the Surface Characteristics Technical Committee of the Permanent International Association of Highway Congresses (AIPCR) decided to carry out an international experiment to compare and harmonize the different methods of texture measurement and slip resistance. Because of this experiment, the International Friction Index (IFI) was defined as an indicator that sprecifies the state of a road in terms of friction and texture. In Costa Rica, the GripTester has been initially used to determine the coefficient of friction, which has the advantage of making a continuous record of friction. However, for its use on roads, the bibliography recommends accompanying these measurements with a measure of macro texture. Recently, the National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models (LanammeUCR) has acquired a laser that allows to measure the macro texture in continuous form and with a high performance. This paper presents the results of the measurements of the GripTester and the macro texture laser to determine the friction and texture of a pavement and to implement the use of the International Friction Index (IFI) as an evaluation parameter of the national road network and as a criterion of acceptance of road projects.
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IFI, modelo AIPCR, microtextura, macrotextura, micro texture
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https://www.lanamme.ucr.ac.cr/repositorio/handle/50625112500/1493