ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTIC ROUGHNESS PATTERNS IN PAVEMENTS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROUGHNESSES AND PAVEMENT DESTRESS

A pilot study of certain pavement distress problems is discussed in this report. Road roughness measurements made with the Surface Dynamics Road Profilometer (SDP) and pavement condition survey data have been analyzed by statistical methods to demonstrate approaches to these problems, and, within the scope of a pilot study, to obtain results. The particular problems addressed are comparisons of characteristic roughness types (as to wavelength, transverse vs. longitudinal effects, etc.) in pavements of different types and ages, and investigation of relationships among various roughness and distress types.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/texasarchive/phase1/156-3-CHR.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85260
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Highway Research, 200 West 21st Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78712

  Federal Highway Administration

  Division of Planning and Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Division of Planning and Research, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763
• Authors:
  • WILLIAMSON, H J
  • Hudson, W R
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Pavement distress; Pavements; Profilometers; Roughness
• Old TRIS Terms: Surface dynamics profilometer
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127209
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-75 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: 3-8-71-156
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 29 1975 12:00AM