Retro-reflection of glass beads for traffic road stripe paints

The retro-reflection of light by glass beads injected in road stripes is studied experimentally and theoretically. The complete contribution of the retro-reflected intensity is modelled by taking into account the glass beads and the paint stripes. The efficiency of such a technique is evaluated for various compositions and densities of glass beads injected in paints, including the paint meniscus contributions. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.