MEASURING SMOOTHNESS OF VIRGINIA'S ASPHALT OVERLAYS
In the summer of 1996 the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) initiated the pilot of a new special provision regarding the smoothness of asphalt pavement surfaces. This special provision is based on the international roughness index (IRI) and is administered with a laser-equipped South Dakota-style inertial road profiler. A critical assessment of the nontraditional equipment and methods used to administer the special provision is provided. Issues addressed in the critique include provision exemptions, the ability to identify and contend with construction variability, and peculiarities of the equipment that affect the ability of VDOT to administer a modern acceptance provision.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1712, Construction 2000.
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Authors:
- McGhee, K K
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 86-92
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1712
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Asphalt pavements; Construction; Exemption; Lasers; Overlays (Pavements); Profilometers; Smoothness; Specifications; Variables
- Identifier Terms: International Roughness Index
- Geographic Terms: Virginia
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00800095
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309066913
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 4 2000 12:00AM