WHY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PAVEMENTS?

PAVEMENT EVALUATION IS NEEDED FOR EVALUATING DESIGN CRITERIA, FOR PROGRAMMING MAINTENANCE FUNDS, AND FOR MAKING SURE THAT PAVEMENTS SATISFY THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. CRITERIA ARE DISCUSSED FOR EVALUATING PAVEMENTS. IT SEEMS THAT A PREFERRED OBJECTIVE FOR PAVEMENT EVALUATION STUDIES IS TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE LEVELS (FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF HIGHWAYS) THAT A PARTICULAR HIGHWAY SYSTEM HAS THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT. RESEARCH GOALS OF PAVEMENT EVALUATION SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY DETERMINATION OF: (1) THE BASIS FOR MEASURING PAVEMENT SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS BY EACH HIGHWAY JURISDICTION, (2) THE SATISFACTORY LEVEL OF RIDABILITY FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF HIGHWAYS, AND (3) USE OF THE ELASTIC-INELASTIC THEORIES WITH STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS APPROACH TO PRODUCE REALISTIC ESTIMATES OF THE CHANGE IN RIDABILITY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 38, pp 276-279
• Authors:
  • Baker, R F
• Conference:
  • Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Proc
• Publication Date: 1969-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Evaluation; Pavement performance; Pavements; Riding qualities; Surface course (Pavements); Texture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207095
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM