This Technical Specification describes a laboratory method for polishing paving units using a flat-bed polishing machine prior to the measurement of slip and skid resistance to evaluate the durability of this characteristic. This Technical Specification may not be applicable to profiled paving units: for these types of units the method of polishing does not reflect the polishing in practice.

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Describes a method for determining in the laboratory the skid resistance of a product after ageing in use, including an accelerated polishing test.

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CEN/TC 178/WG 4 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Test methods for simulation of ageing of pavers by polishing" and is responsible for: Test methods for simulation of ageing of pavers by polishing. This committee has published 2 standards.

CEN/TC 178/WG 4 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: Test methods for simulation of ageing of pavers by polishing. Currently, there are 2 published standards from this working group.

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