The skid resistance performance of asphalt pavements is an important parameter used to evaluate the safety of an airport's runway. Studies have shown that the surface topography can significantly contribute to a pavement's skid resistance performance. Similarly, the asphalt mixture used can influence the surface topography. Thus, by effectively linking the mixture design parameters and skid resistance through the surface topography, a rational selection of materials can be made to develop mixtures that consider both the skid resistance performance and the mechanical functions of a pavement. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the correlation among the performance indicators based on mixture surface topography, skid resistance, and mixture design parameters. Asphalt Concrete (AC) samples with varying surface textures were developed by varying the parameters in the mixture design. Their skid resistance and surface texture were measured and correlated to obtain height parameters that aimed to replace the traditional Mean Texture Depth (MTD), which cannot fully characterize the surface texture-skid resistance relationship. The results showed that the selected height parameters were more effective in characterizing the surface texture of pavements than the MTD. Furthermore, the selected parameters showed a good ability to correlate with the skid resistance and to characterize the changes in surface texture caused by the changes in the mixture design parameters. Thus, they can be used to link the mixture design parameters with the frictional performance of a pavement.

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