Pavement Deflection Data Exchange

Pavement Deflection Data Exchange
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Total Pages: 74
Release: 1998
Genre: Pavements
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Nondestructive deflection testing (NDT) devices have become integral tools in the evaluation and analysis of pavement facilities. Historically, the data produced by deflection devices have been stored in output files with the type, extent, and organization of collected data being left to the discretion of the individual equipment manufacturers. This document describes a device-independent universal pavement deflection data exchange (PDDX) specification that utilizes the data management concept of section blocks, similar to the software initialization file format used by many computer operating systems. The use of section blocks has proven to be an efficient and flexible method in the management of data and can be applied successfully to pavement deflection testing technology.

Simplified Techniques for Evaluation and Interpretation of Pavement Deflections for Network-level Analysis

Simplified Techniques for Evaluation and Interpretation of Pavement Deflections for Network-level Analysis
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Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012
Genre: Pavements
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The objective of this study was to develop an approach for incorporating techniques to interpret and evaluate deflection data for network-level pavement management system (PMS) applications. The first part of this research focused on identifying and evaluating existing techniques, seeking out those that were simple, reliable, and easy to incorporate into current PMS practices, as well as those that produced consistent results. The second part of the research detailed the development of guidelines for the application of recommended techniques and procedures for determining optimum falling weight deflectometer (FWD) test spacing and data collection frequency. While there are many viable techniques available for evaluating the structural capacity of pavements that use FWD for project-level analysis, many of these techniques are time consuming and require an experienced analyst. As a result, using pavement deflection testing for network-level analysis has been limited to date. This guide provides information for the assessment of pavement structural performance for PMS applications. It reflects the general findings presented in the accompanying final report, Simplified Techniques for Evaluation and Interpretation of Pavement Deflections for Network-Level Analysis (FHWA-HRT-12-023).

Evaluation of Pavement Deflection Measuring Equipment

Evaluation of Pavement Deflection Measuring Equipment
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Total Pages: 176
Release: 1987
Genre: Dynaflect
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This report documents the research performed on evaluation of pavement deflection equipment under Contract DTFH61-85-C-00115 for the Federal Highway Administration. The following devices were included in side-by-side field tests conducted in the Austin, Texas area during the week of August 11, 1986: the Benkelman Beam, C.E.B.T.P. Curviameter, Dynaflect, Dynatest Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD), Kuab FWD, Phonix FWD, and the Road Rater. The report includes descriptions and comparisons of the devices through information obtained from a literature search, field tests and user survey conducted for this study. The side-by-side test program was performed over a broad range of pavement structures, including thick and thin flexible and rigid pavements, and composite pavements. The measured deflections were compared statistically. Mechanistic interpretations of the measured deflection basins were made and compared.

Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli

Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli
Author: Shiraz D. Tayabji
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2000
Genre: Materials
ISBN: 0803128584

As with the previous two symposia, the 32 papers from the June/July, 1999, Seattle symposium present advances in the nondestructive testing of pavements using conventional falling weight deflectometer techniques and other promising techniques such as ground penetrating radar, rolling weight deflecto

Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli

Nondestructive Testing of Pavements and Backcalculation of Moduli
Author: ASTM Committee D-18 on Soil and Rock. Subcommittee D-4 on Road and Paving Materials
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1994
Genre: Fatigue
ISBN: 0803118651

The proceedings of June 1993 international symposium held in Atlanta, Georgia, called specifically to develop and standardized evaluation procedures for non-destructive methods of testing pavements. The 29 papers discuss analytical models and techniques, measurement and calculation techniques in the field and laboratory, problems and errors associated with backcalculation methods and design parameters, and testing for other pavement uses. Also includes a history of the quest for a standard and the status of that effort. Reproduced from typescripts. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR