A Comparison of Devices Used to Measure Smoothness of Newly Construction HMA Pavements

The construction of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) track was utilized to evaluate the possibility of using the automated walking Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) profiler, the McCracken (a California style profilograph), and the South Dakota Profiler for analyzing pavement smoothness. Results indicate that there was a poor correlation between the ARRB unit and the McCracken profilograph. The data from these two units should be evaluated independently. There was a fair correlation between the ARRB and the South Dakota profiler. Because the ARRB unit uses an inclinometer for determining the profile, us of the profiler should be limited to sections without severe superelevations.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • Wagner, Christopher T
• Conference:
  • Symposium on Constructing Smooth Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavements
  • Location: Dallas TX, United States
  • Date: 2001-12-4 to 2001-12-4
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 117-126
• Monograph Title: Constructing Smooth Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavements

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hot mix asphalt; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Paving; Profilometers; Roughness; Smoothness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Profiles
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041532
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0803134606
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:31PM