Data Collection for

Determining Pavement
Condition

Friction
Profile
Rut Depth
Structure
Distress identification

Friction Determination
Importance
Inadequate friction leads to higher
number of crashes
Required to provide a safe road
Can be used to evaluate materials-AWI
Evaluated as
Locked Wheel
Spin Up Test
Surface Texture Measurement

Friction-Locked Wheel
ASTM 261
Standard Tire
Water on surface
40 MPH

Friction tester- Locked

Wheel

Friction Tester
Spin up
Wheel Lowered at 40 MPH
Friction force=torque/tire radius
f= Friction Force / Weight
Better then Locked Wheel as less
equipment is required

Spin Up Friction Tester

Road Surface Analyzer

A laser-based profiler using an accelerometer
established inertial reference.
ROSAN measures texture and longitudinal
pavement profile at highway speeds.
Texture Analysis - Determination of Mean
Profile
Depth Smoothness Analysis - Roughness
Analysis - Determination of International
Roughness Index (IRI) & Ride Number (RN),
using
ASTM E 950 & E 1926

Road Surface Analyzer

Roughness Measuring
Rod and Level
Dipstick profiler
Road roughness Meter
Profiling Devices

Roughness Measurement
Present Serviceability Rating (PSR)
Based on ride quality defined by observer
Values from 1-5

International Roughness Index

Based on Average Rectified Slope (ARS)
determined from vehicle accumulated
suspension motion divided by the
distance m/km
IRI= 1000*ARS
0.18( IRI )
PSR 5e

Dipstick Analyzer

Operation
The Dipstick Road Profiler
stands on two support legs.
The operator simply "walks" the
Dipstick along a survey line
alternately pivoting the
instrument about each leg.
Two digital displays show the
elevation difference between
the Dipstick's two support legs.
Audible and visual signals alert
the operator when each
elevation difference reading is
measured and automatically
recorded.

Profilograph

Profiling Devices

Straight Edges
Low Speed Systems
Inertial Reference Systems
Can determine
Transverse Profile
Longitude Profile
Pavement Texture

Ames Engineering LISA

Laser RST
Road Roughness Measurement

Rut Depth
Uses many of the Standard Road
Profilers
Uses transducers to measure
differences in elevation between
wheel paths and center of road

Rut Depth

Distress Surveys
Automatic and Continous
High Speed Digital Images
Used At Speeds Up to 60 MPG

Dynatest
Video Distress Vehicle

Structural Evaluation

Falling Weight Deflectometers

Dynaflect Dynamic Force Generator
Benkleman Beam-Deflection Basin
Ground Penetrating Radar

Structural Test
Falling Weight Deflectometer

Dynaflect
Dynamic Deflection System

Benkleman Beam
Ground Deflection

Roadscan
Ground Penetrating Radar