ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Performance of Permeable Friction Courses (PFCs) was evaluated over time and compared against other mixture types. Several pavement sections including Asphalt Rubber (AR) PFCs, Performance Graded (PG) PFCs, and dense-graded Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) were monitored over a four-year period. On-site measurements included noise, drainability, texture, friction, and skid. The change of these variables with time as well as the influence of traffic, binder/mixture type, aggregate classification, and climatic region was evaluated. Accident data was also gathered and analysed on a more comprehensive number of pavement sections across the state of Texas.
