DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED SURVEY VEHICLE FOR MEASURING PAVEMENT SURFACE CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS--VOLUME I: TECHNICAL REPORT. FINAL REPORT

The objective of this study was to develop an integrated survey vehicle for measuring pavement surface conditions at highway speeds. This was accomplished by determining the requirements and operating characteristics for such a system, preparing a design, and estimating initial and operating costs. This volume contains a review of the data and measurement needs for pavement condition surveys. The equipment available and under development for this purpose are identified with emphasis on measurements at highway speeds. Three potential survey vehicle designs are presented: the first uses off-the-shelf components, the second uses state-of-the-art components, while the third anticipates the addition of equipment still in development. The final design that was selected incorporates all three types of equipment. A complete, detailed design for the vehicle and the test equipment was prepared and each subpart discussed. Operating procedures for the survey vehicle are established and given in this report.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68270
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also FHWA-RD-90-012, Volume II: Integrated Survey Vehicle--Technical Details.
• Corporate Authors:

  Nittany Engineers & Management Consultants, Inc

  736 Cornwall Road
  State College, PA  United States  16803

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Wambold, J C
  • Meyer, W E
  • Anderson, D A
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 170 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Condition surveys; Costs; Equipment; Evaluation; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Pavements; Software; Specifications; Speed; Test vehicles; Testing equipment; Traffic speed; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement conditions
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00600500
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-90-011, 3C3A 1032
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-85-C-00172
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1992 12:00AM