Effects of diamond grinding and grooving on tire/pavement noise

Tyler P. Dare, Robert J. Bernhard, William D. Thornton

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Abstract

Diamond grinding and diamond grooving are two methods of refurbishing existing Portland cement concrete roadways. Both methods use diamond-infused steel blades to remove some of the roadway. In diamond grinding, the cutting blades are spaced close together, and the fins between the channels can break off, resulting in a rough contact patch. In diamond grooving, the blades are farther apart and the contact patch is similar to the original road surface. Using OBSI testing on the resulting roadways, it has been determined that ground and grooved surfaces can exhibit vastly different noise characteristics than the original surfaces. In this paper, the relationship between noise characteristics and properties of the refurbished surfaces is examined. It was found that the noise characteristics depend primarily on the contact patch left behind after the grinding process. By increasing the space between the blades, it was possible to reduce the roughness of the pavement and thereby decrease noise.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInstitute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA - 22nd National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, NOISE-CON 2007
Pages530-538
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2007
Event22nd National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, NOISE-CON 2007 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Oct 22 2007Oct 24 2007

Publication series

NameInstitute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA - 22nd National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, NOISE-CON 2007
Volume1

Other

Other22nd National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, NOISE-CON 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period10/22/0710/24/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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