2006 Edition

10.19
(b) Sand shall be poured into the measuring cylinder to fill it to
overflowing, and any excess sand shall be screeded off using the
straight edge. All sand on the outside of the cylinder shall be
removed, taking care not to drop any sand onto the test location.
Alternatively, this step in the procedure may be carried out in a
laboratory, and the sand transferred to a suitable container ready for
pouring.

(c) The measured volume of sand shall be poured onto the centre of the
test location through the funnel to form a heap. The windshield
shall be used to protect the test location if required.

(d) The sand shall be spread outwards with a circular motion over the
test location, using the rubber-faced disc with its face parallel to the
surface of the carriageway. This shall be continued until the patch
of sand is approximately circular and will spread outwards no more.

(e) The size of the circular patch of sand shall be measured to the
nearest 1 mm along three diameters, which are aligned at
approximately 120 degrees to each other.

(f) If the difference between the maximum and minimum of the three
measurements exceeds 20% of the average of the three
measurements, then all the measurements shall be discarded and the
test repeated at an adjacent location.

(g) The test shall be repeated for all the ten test locations for each
Section of carriageway lane.

Calculation 10.1.5 (1) The texture depth (T) for each test shall be calculated from the
equation:

T = 31000 / D
2
mm

where:

- D is the average of the three diameter measurements of the
sand patch calculated to the nearest 1 mm.

(2) The average texture depth for the ten tests shall be calculated.

Reporting of results 10.1.6 The following shall be reported:

(a) The test location.

(b) The average diameter of the sand patch for each test to the nearest 1
mm.

(c) The texture depth for each test to the nearest 0.1 mm.

(d) The average texture depth to the nearest 0.1 mm.

(e) That the test was carried out in accordance with this Specification.