Pavement roughness is an important characteristic monitored by many road agencies. It is used as an indicator of road performance and also for feasibility studies. In developing countries, the most common method of recording road roughness is the use of response-type roughness meters. These are instruments that measure the displacement of the vehicle chassis relative to its axle. Because vehicles respond differently to roughness, it is necessary to calibrate them against a standard roughness measure. Calibrating roughness meters against the international roughness index, profiling test sections, undertaking a calibration experiment, and analyzing the calibration data are addressed.


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    Title :

    Calibrating Road Roughness Meters in Developing Countries


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1996-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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