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This document provides friction data for various road surfaces under dry and wet conditions at speeds below and above 30 mph. It includes friction values for surfaces like portland cement, asphalt, gravel, cinders, rock, ice and snow. The data is from published sources and is provided without warranty for suitability or accuracy. A second table of data from another source provides friction values for automobile and truck tires on different road surfaces.

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Friction Tables Visual Statement

This document provides friction data for various road surfaces under dry and wet conditions at speeds below and above 30 mph. It includes friction values for surfaces like portland cement, asphalt, gravel, cinders, rock, ice and snow. The data is from published sources and is provided without warranty for suitability or accuracy. A second table of data from another source provides friction values for automobile and truck tires on different road surfaces.

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VS Visual Statement Inc. www.visualstatement.com 1.888.828.0383
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The following friction data was taken from "Friction Applications in Accident
Reconstruction" by Warner et al. (Society of Automotive Engineers document number: SAE
830612).

It has been provided without any warranty as to suitability, accuracy, or usefulness to


the licensee. VS Visual Statement Inc. does not endorse this data in any form or its usage
and provides it solely as a convenience to the Licensee.
Commonly Used Friction/Drag Values

Description of Dry Under Dry Over Wet Under Wet Over


Road Surface 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph 30 mph
PORTLAND CEMENT
New, Sharp .80 - 1.20 .70 - 1.00 .50 - .80 .40 - .75
Traveled .60 - .80 .60 - .75 .45 - .70 .45 - .65
Traffic Polished .55 - .75 .50 - .65 .45 - .65 .45 - .60

ASPHALT, TAR
New, Sharp .80 - 1.20 .65 - 1.00 .50 - .80 .45 - .75
Traveled .60 - .80 .55 - .70 .45 - .70 .40 - .65
Traffic Polished .55 - .75 .45 - .65 .45 - .65 .40 - .60
Excess Tar .50 - .60 .35 - .60 .30 - .60 .25 - .55

GRAVEL
Packed, Oiled .55 - .85 .50 - .80 .40 - .80 .40 - .60
Loose .40 - .70 .40 - .70 .45 - .75 .45 - .75

CINDERS
Packed .50 - .70 .50 - .70 .65 - .75 .65 - .75

ROCK
Crushed .55 - .75 .55 - .75 .55 - .75 .55 - .75

ICE
Smooth .10 - .25 .07 - .20 .05 - .10 .05 - .10

SNOW
Packed .30 - .55 .35 - .55 .30 - .60 .30 - .60
Loose .10 - .25 .10 - .20 .30 - .60 .30 - .60

REF. (16), p. 210.

Collins Drag Table


Description of Automobile Tire Truck Tire
Road Surface
DRY CONCRETE .85 .65
DRY ASPHALT .80 .60
WET CONCRETE .70 - .80 .50
WET ASPHALT .45 - .80 .30
PACKED SNOW .15 .15
ICE .05 .11 (Dry) .07 (Wet)
DRY DIRT .65 - - -
MUD .40 - .50 - - -
GRAVEL OR SAND .55 - - -
WET, OILY, SMOOTH CONCRETE - - - .25
HARD-PACKED SNOW W/CHAINS - - - .60
DRY ICE W/CHAINS - - - .25
REF. (17), p. 171, 187.
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