FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCURACY OF ROAD PROFILERS MEASUREMENTS

This report describes a study conducted at the University of Wyoming to evaluate the various factors affecting the accuracy of Road Profilers measurements. Highway agencies across the U.S. use Road Profilers to measure roughness and rut-depth characteristics of pavements. These measurements are utilized by the Federal Highway Administration to assess the health of the national pavement network. Therefore, consistency in measurements among states is essential. This research was conducted to examine the different factors that affect consistency of roughness and rut-depth measurements. These factors included: errors caused by differences in equipment being used, human operators, and environmental conditions. In addition, the study involved comparing results from four commonly used rut-depth measurement techniques.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=304
• Corporate Authors:

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
  1000 East University Avenue
  Laramie, WY  United States  82071

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  5300 Bishop Boulevard
  Cheyenne, WY  United States  82009-3340
• Authors:
  • Ksaibati, K
  • Asnani, S
  • Adkins, T M
• Publication Date: 1993-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 115 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Environmental impacts; Equipment; Human error; Measurement; Profilometers; Roughness; Rutting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rut depth
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00636383
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Rept No. 93-20
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 21 1993 12:00AM