SMOOTH SAILING...TTI HELPS IMPLEMENT TXDOT'S ROADWAY SMOOTHNESS SPECIFICATION

Smooth highways lead to roads that last longer, a better ride quality, and lower user costs. This brief article reports on how the Texas Transportation Institute is helping to implement the Texas Department of Transportation road smoothness specification. Part of the TTI project involves evaluating automated models that are used for acceptance testing of the final pavement surface based on profilograph data.

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• Authors:
  • Fernando, E
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 8
• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Profilographs; Roads; Roughness; Smoothness; Specifications; Surface course (Pavements); Transportation departments
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road profile
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726935
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 14 1996 12:00AM