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Pavement Surfaces (R-Tables)

The roadway's reflective characteristics are defined by its physical surface properties. Sufficient data has been collected on the reflectance
characteristics of different pavement types to allow them to be described by reflectance tables or R-Tables.

The R-Table types described below are from several global roadway standards.

R- Weighted Average
Description
Table Luminance Coefficient (Q0)
C1 0.10 Concrete, CIE C1
C2 0.07 Asphalt, CIE C2
N1 0.10 CIE CLASS = 1 - very diffuse
N2 0.07 CIE CLASS = 2 - concrete
N3 0.07 CIE CLASS = 3 - asphalt
N4 0.08 CIE CLASS = 4 - glossy asphalt
NZN4 0.09 Diffuse chip seal surface
NZR2 0.09 Glossy polished asphaltic surface
R1 0.10 Mostly diffuse reflectance properties characteristic of Portland
cement or asphalt surface with a minimum of 15% of the aggregates
composed of artificial brightener aggregates.
R2 0.07 A combination of diffuse and specular reflectances characteristic of
asphalt surfaces with aggregate composed of a minimum of 60%
gravel of size greater than 10mm. Also asphalt surfaces composed
of 10-15% artificial brightener in aggregate mix.
R3 0.07 Slightly specular reflectance typical of asphalt surfaces with dark
aggregates, rough texture and some months of use. This surface is
common in the United States.
R4 0.08 Mostly specular surface typical of very smooth asphalt texture.
UKR2 0.05 Porous Asphalt (UK)
W1 0.11 Wet surface
W2 0.15 Wet surface
W3 0.20 Wet surface
W4 0.25 Wet surface
ZOAB 0.10 CIE Class 2 Dutch Porous

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