Relating Ride Quality and Structural Adequacy for Pavement Rehabilitation and Management Decisions

This document is a technical summary of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)report, "Relating Ride Quality and Structural Adequacy for Pavement Rehabilitation/Design Decisions" (FHWA-HRT-12-035). This TechBrief discusses the relationship between pavement ride quality and structural adequacy. It presents highlights from a literature search and findings from the analysis and comparison of ride quality and structural adequacy data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program. Although a viable relationship between the two parameters could not be established, the lack of correlation is considered of value to pavement management system (PMS) practitioners, as it indicates that good ride quality does not mean good structural support or vice-versa. This becomes an important consideration for those who want to base performance measures on ride quality indicators.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/12046/12046.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40934
• Publication Date: 2012-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4p
• Serial:
  • TechBrief
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Literature reviews; Pavement management systems; Pavement performance; Rehabilitation; Ride quality
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural adequacy
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01380178
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HRT-12-046
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 2012 5:15PM