PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS EVALUATION. FINAL REPORT

The purpose of this study is to evaluate available pavement distress surveillance equipment and the result is the recommendation of a system of proven value to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. The requirements of the system are that it be: (1) able to provide summary data for pavement management purposes; (2) able to provide data in such form that it is capable of multiple interpretations and uses; and (3) economically adaptable to future innovations and state-of-the-art developments. Three equipment systems, ARAN, PASCO-RR, and Laser RST, were demonstrated and after evaluation were found to meet these requirements. ARAN and Laser RST are the most automated, providing all significant data except cracking and faulting objectively. PASCO-RR is the least automated providing only rut depth summaries and longitudinal profile with all other data involving considerable manual and subjective processes. Classification and quantification of cracking and detection of faulting is a visual subjective process in all systems. Cracking and faulting data are obtained by viewing images of the pavement surface. ARAN uses video and PASCO-RR uses 35mm pictures, while Laser RST uses a windshield survey. ARAN and Laser RST have maximum operating speeds in excess of 50 mph while PASCO-RR's maximum system speed is 12.5 mph. ARAN is the most compatible with future developments. Laser RST would require the addition of some sort of image acquisition device. PASCO-RR is not compatible. This study recommends that ARAN best meets the needs of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and would be economically compatible with image processing. It is recommended that the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department buy the ARAN system.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRC8802_Pavement_Management_Surveillance_Systems_Evaluation.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Three appendices published separately.
• Corporate Authors:

  Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

  9500 New Benton Highway, P.O. BOX 2261
  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bradley, M
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Defects; Equipment; Evaluation; Image processing; Lasers; Pavement distress; Pavements; Photography; Recommendations; Video imaging detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compatibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Research; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480938
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/AR-88/005, Proj No TRC8802
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM