Wet Handing Test Pad - Volvo Proving Ground
An exciting project for Aristeo was constructing a full scale Wet Handling Test Pad at Volvo Proving Grounds in Wittmann, Arizona. The new 13 acre test pad required extensive site work to uniformly slope the pad to drain the monsoon rains that can drop up to four inches of rain in an hour. The pad consists of 20,000 tons of special mix design asphalt. The watering system starts with one mile of water main connecting the existing well to the testing surface and a 500,000 gallon underground water retention tank, and ends with a specially designed telemetric controlled watering system for the slippery driving surface. The details making up the design and construction of the surface were extensive. Mix designs were carefully developed, tested and reviewed to insure the end surface would meet the low friction factors required for testing. A completely new process to burnish or polish the asphalt to meet the required low “μ” criteria (slipperiness) was developed in conjunction with Ford product engineers and asphalt engineers from Soil & Materials Engineers, Inc. This breakthrough project was the first test pad in the world of this size that has been built with the super low “μ” standard required by Ford’s Testing Engineers.
Project Name
Wet Handing Test Pad - Volvo Proving Ground
Wittmann, Arizona
Owner
Ford Motor Land Services Corp.
Dearborn, Michigan
Owner Contact
Laurie Montroy-Becki
Project Value
$5,900,000
Delivery Method
Self Perform Concrete/Civil Construction
Year Completed
2007
Architect/Engineer
Soil & Materials Engineers Inc.
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