Guidelines for conducting and calibrating road roughness measurements (English)

Road roughness is gaining increasing importance as an indicator of road condition, both in terms of pavement performance, and as a major determinant of road user costs. This paper defines roughness measurement systems hierachically into four groups, ranging from profilometric methods (2 groups), through response type road roughness measuring systems (RTRRMS's), and, subjective evaluation. The International Roughness Index (IRI) is defined, and the...

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Gillespie, Thomas D.;

Paterson,William D. O.;

Sayers, Michael W.;
Document Date
1986/01/31
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WTP46
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2002/10/17
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Disclosed
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Guidelines for conducting and calibrating road roughness measurements
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Gillespie, Thomas D.; Paterson,William D. O.; Sayers, Michael W..

Guidelines for conducting and calibrating road roughness measurements (English). World Bank technical paper|no. WTP 46 Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/851131468160775725

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