EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAVEMENT SMOOTHNESS SPECIFICATIONS
State highway agencies throughout the United States use smoothness specifications to ensure they are providing the public with quality roads. Some state highway agencies even provide monetary incentives to contractors for building smoother roads. The effectiveness of such incentive policies, though, has not been studied. This report describes a study to determine if the initial roughness of a pavement section has any influence on its long-term performance. Statistical and graphical analysis were performed on asphalt and concrete test sections in Wyoming. The findings of this study indicate that the initial roughness of concrete pavements based on the Profilograph Index do not correlate with the long-term performance of these pavements. However, initial roughness measurements based on the International Roughness Index do correlate with future roughness measurements.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This report was prepared with funds provided by the United States Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND United States 58108 -
Authors:
- Ksaibati, K
- Staigle, R
- Adkins, T M
- Publication Date: 1995-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 125 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Concrete pavements; Graphics; Pavement performance; Roughness; Smoothness; Specifications; Statistical analysis
- Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
- Uncontrolled Terms: Graphical analysis
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00715416
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: MPC Report No. 95-37B
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 29 1996 12:00AM