Skid Resistance Properties of Airfield Pavements in the Light of Applicable Normative Rules

Abstract

Abstract Skid resistance properties of airfield pavements substantially affect the safety of the conducted aircraft operations. The evaluation of these properties is not limited to the measurements of friction coefficient defining the friction state of pavement, but also includes the measurements of texture depth of pavement (micro- and macro-texture). The authors focused on the currently applied research methods used to assess the skid resistance properties of airfield pavements. In addition, the requirements in this field and the assessment criteria of the obtained results were also addressed. Example results of field tests and their short analysis were also presented. Besides, it was stressed the direction of further works conducted by the authors, which concerns the development of the research method used to assess the skid resistance properties of airfield pavements, precisely in the field of the measurement of texture depth of pavements.