MEASUREMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ROADS

AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING PAVEMENT BEHAVIOR IS VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RATIONAL METHOD OF PAVEMENT DESIGN. TO THIS END, A PROCEDURE FOR MEASURING THE CONDITION OF A ROAD WITH TIME IS REQUIRED. A NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTS USED IN AUSTRALIA FOR DETERMINING THE CONDITION BY RIDING QUALITIES ARE DESCRIBED AND CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THEM HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO EXPLAIN THE PERFORMANCE OF A NUMBER OF SECTIONS OF EXISTING ROADS IN TERMS OF THEIR ELASTIC DEFLECTION. THE LIMITATIONS, WITHIN WHICH SUCH INTERPRETATIONS CAN BE MADE ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Scala, A J
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deflection; Measuring instruments; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Riding qualities
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement deflection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207198
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No 5005
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 26 2001 12:00AM