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 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/

• Record URL:
  http://arrbknowledge.com
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol4, Pt2, PAPER NO 5005, PP1943-1963, 15FIG, TAB, 15REF
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Scala, A J
  • Murphy, H W
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: Pt2

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207094
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 14 1970 12:00AM