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Rating Pavements by Computer

by Donald P. Curphey, (M.ASCE), Geotechnical and Pavement Engr.; Earth Technology Corp., 3777 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90807,
Donald K. Fronek, Chmn.; Dept. of Electrical Engrg., Louisiana Tech Univ., Ruston, LA 71272,
John H. Wilson, Data Acquisition and Process Control Engrg.; Earth Technology Corp., 3777 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90807,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1985, Vol. 55, Issue 10, Pg. 66-69


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

Pavement rating is a necessary and labor-intensive job and one with a high turnover rate of personnel. Also, rating scores are often inconsistent from day to day, or between different raters. A system is described that is able to solve both of these problems associated with pavement rating. The system and its operators fit into a van. Three electronic sensors and associated optical equipment scan a strip of highway across one pavement lane. The system can automatically recognize different types of pavement distress. The concept has been shown to work in the laboratory.

Subject Headings: Ratings | Pavements | Vehicles | Probe instruments | Pavement condition | Labor | Highways and roads

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