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Research Article

Hysteresis friction modelling of BPT considering rubber penetration depth into road surface

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Article: 2027415 | Received 22 Jun 2021, Accepted 05 Jan 2022, Published online: 22 Jan 2022
 

ABSTRACT

The British pendulum tester (BPT) provides a method to measure the skid resistance of pavement, which possesses both theoretical and practical engineering significance. This article aims to establish a numerical hysteresis friction model for BPT to reproduce the dynamic motion of the slider and estimate the pavement friction based on surface texture roughness, rubber viscoelasticity property and contact characteristics. The analytical hysteresis friction model was introduced based on one of the modern rubber friction theories. As an input parameter of this model, the average penetration depth of rubber was calculated based on the interfacial separation assumption. A numerical model was established by combining the geometric and motion characteristics of BPT. To validate the model, the self-affine characteristics of texture from four types of asphalt pavement were analysed; simultaneously, the storage and the loss modulus of rubber slider at various frequencies were obtained using the Zener constitutive model. As a result, the velocity of the slider decreases gradually with the dynamic fluctuation of the friction coefficient. A significant linear correlation was found between the predicted values and the measured data. This numerical friction model performs some potential for friction estimation. However, more conditions need considering for the improvement and practicability of the model.

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Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number U20A20315]; National Key Research and Development Program of China [grant number 2016YFE0202400].

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