Quantification of Smoothness Index Differences Related to Long-Term Pavement Performance Equipment Type

The Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program was designed as a 20-year study of pavement performance. A major data collection effort at LTPP test sections is the collection of longitudinal profile data using inertial profilers. Three types of inertial profilers have been used since the inception of the LTPP program: (1) K.J. Law Engineers DNC 690 incandescent profilers, (2) K.J. Law Engineers T-6600 infrared-system profilers, and (3) International Cybernetics Corporation (ICC) laser profilers. The following analyses were performed for this research project: (1) investigate data collection characteristics and compare profile data collected by the different inertial profilers, (2) compare International Roughness Index (IRI) values obtained by the different inertial profilers, (3) investigate factors that contribute to differences in IRI for data obtained from profilers and Dipstick (registered), and (4) identify problems with equipment functionality and current data collection and processing procedures. The analyses indicated good agreement of IRI values among the different inertial profilers that have been used in the LTPP program.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/05054/
• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/05054/05054.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Soil and Material Engineers, Incorporated

  43980 Plymouth Oaks Boulevard
  Plymouth, MI  United States  48170

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
  6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Perera, R W
  • Kohn, S D
• Publication Date: 2005-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 157p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Equipment; Equipment tests; Information processing; Pavement performance; Performance measurement; Smoothness
• Identifier Terms: International Roughness Index; Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dipstick; Inertial profilers; Longitudinal profile; Pavement profile; Pavement profilers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01006340
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HRT-05-054
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-02-D-00137
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 19 2005 4:06PM