What is BS 8870 - High friction surfacing about?
BS 8870 discusses material for roads. The aim of the BS 8870 is to provide the best industrial practice for high friction surfacing to ensure safety.
BS 8870 specifies requirements for performance and control procedures for high friction surfacing (HFS) products containing calcined bauxite aggregate for the surface treatment of roads and other trafficked areas. BS 8870 is applicable to both hot applied and cold applied HFS products.
Who is BS 8870 - High friction surfacing for?
BS 8870 on high friction surfacing is useful for:
- Manufacturers of materials for road construction
- Engineers
- Testing laboratories
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS 8870 - High friction surfacing?
High Friction Surfacing installations are usually performed with manual applications of specialty binders to coat the existing pavement or other substrate, followed by broadcasting a finely graded surface aggregate. The aggregates are both polish and abrasion-resistant to better maintain their high friction texture over time.
BS 8870 provides the requirements and test methods that can be followed while manufacturing the materials for road construction. This will ensure that high friction surfacing are skid-resistant, durable and efficient in its performance.