Resolution on road surface labelling - Guidelines for the performance characterisation and classification of pavement surfaces Contents Preamble 2 1. Introduction 3 2. 4 3. Definitions 5 4. Requirements 5 Annexes I. Classification of road surface characteristics 6 II. Determination of noise reduction 8 III. Determination of skid resistance 17 IV. Determination of rolling resistance reduction 18 V. Determination of lifespan 21 VI. Format of the label 22 Preamble The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), DESIRING to harmonize technical requirements while ensuring high levels of environmental protection, safety, energy efficiency and service life of road pavements; DESIRING to facilitate the assessment of road pavement surface performance, through a technically sound and easily understandable performance classification, regarding skid resistance, tyre–pavement noise, pavement influence on tyre rolling resistance, and pavement lifespan; BEARING IN MIND that performance labels exist for many consumer products, such as the performance label for pneumatic tyres, as defined in European Union Regulation 1222/2009, and have been found very helpful in stimulating industry to improve product performance; BEARING IN MIND that a harmonised characterisation of pavement service performance can be used in multiple ways within the road construction contracting process: Specification for road construction tenders, enabling road authorities, or legal entities, commissioning pavement works, to specify functional performance of pavement surfacing, by specifying performance classes of important functional characteristics; Corroboration (“creating trust”) for contractor bids for tenders; Works approval, by providing the framework against which the delivered characteristics can be compared; Threshold value during warranty period or maintenance period;
Resolution on road surface labelling - Guidelines for the performance characterisation and classification of pavement surfaces Contents Preamble 2 1. Introduction 3 2. 4 3. Definitions 5 4. Requirements 5 Annexes I. Classification of road surface characteristics 6 II. Determination of noise reduction 8 III. Determination of skid resistance 17 IV. Determination of rolling resistance reduction 18 V. Determination of lifespan 21 VI. Format of the label 22 Preamble The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), DESIRING to harmonize technical requirements while ensuring high levels of environmental protection, safety, energy efficiency and service life of road pavements; DESIRING to facilitate the assessment of road pavement surface performance, through a technically sound and easily understandable performance classification, regarding skid resistance, tyre–pavement noise, pavement influence on tyre rolling resistance, and pavement lifespan; BEARING IN MIND that performance labels exist for many consumer products, such as the performance label for pneumatic tyres, as defined in European Union Regulation 1222/2009, and have been found very helpful in stimulating industry to improve product performance; BEARING IN MIND that a harmonised characterisation of pavement service performance can be used in multiple ways within the road construction contracting process: Specification for road construction tenders, enabling road authorities, or legal entities, commissioning pavement works, to specify functional performance of pavement surfacing, by specifying performance classes of important functional characteristics; Corroboration (“creating trust”) for contractor bids for tenders; Works approval, by providing the framework against which the delivered characteristics can be compared; Threshold value during warranty period or maintenance period;
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