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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-12-058    Date:  November 2012
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-12-058
Date: November 2012

 

Long-Term Pavement Performance Ancillary Information Management System (AIMS) Reference Guide

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FOREWORD

This document provides an overview of the contents of the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program ancillary information. Ancillary information consists of data, images, reference materials, resource documents, and other information that support and extend the data stored in the Pavement Performance Database related to understanding the performance of pavement test sections included in the LTPP program. The primary purpose of this document is to explain the types and nature of the available information.

The LTPP program is an ongoing and active program. To obtain current information and access to other technical references, LTPP data users should visit the LTPP Web site at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/tfhrc/programs/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/. LTPP data requests, technical questions, and data user feedback can be submitted to LTPP customer service via e-mail at ltppinfo@dot.gov.

Jorge Pagán-Ortiz
Director, Office of Infrastructure
Research and Development

Notice

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document.

The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document.

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Technical Report Documentation Page

1. Report No.

FHWA-HRT-12-058

2. Government Accession No. 3 Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle

Long-Term Pavement Performance Ancillary Information Management System (AIMS) Reference Guide

5. Report Date

November 2012

6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)

Gary E. Elkins, Barbara Ostrom, Beth Visintine, and Jonathan Groeger

8. Performing Organization Report No.

 

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

AMEC Engineering and Infrastructure, Inc.
12000 Indian Creek Court, Suite F
Beltsville, MD 20705-1242

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-10-C-00001

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101-2296

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Final Report, 2009–2012

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

 

15. Supplementary Notes

The Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) was Yan “Jane” Jiang, HRDI-30.

16. Abstract

This document provides information on the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program ancillary information. Ancillary information includes data, images, reference materials, resource documents, and other information that support and extend the data stored in the Pavement Performance Database related to understanding the performance of pavement test sections included in the LTPP program. The primary purpose of this report is to explain the types and nature of the available information. Technical details on electronic formats and storage conventions are also presented.

17. Key Words

LTPP, Pavement distress maps, Raw pavement performance data, Test section video, Scanned data sheets, Pavement performance, Pavement profile, Specific Pavement Studies, Traffic load, Pavement distress

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161

19. Security Classification
(of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification
(of this page)

Unclassified

21. No. of Pages

44

22. Price
Form DOT F 1700.7 Reproduction of completed page authorized

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AASHTOAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACSIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
ADSAutomated photographic distress survey
AIMSAncillary Information Management System
AVCAutomated vehicle classification
AWSAutomated weather station
CSSCCustomer Support Service Center
DDVDigitized drain inspection video
DEFDeflection
DEFCALDeflection calibration
DISPavement distress data
DiVADistress viewer and analyzer
DLRDynamic load response
DSVDigitized distress data
DTData type
EDTFile name extension used for edited AWS and SMP data files
ERDEngineering Research Division (standard electronic profile data file format)
ESALEquivalent single-axle load
FHWAFederal Highway Administration
FRICFriction data module
FWDFalling weight deflectometer
GPRGround-penetrating radar
IMSInformation Management System
INVInventory data module
IRDInternational Road Dynamics Inc.
IRIInternational Roughness Index
JPGJPEG file interchange format
JPEGJoint photographic expert group
LPFLongitudinal profile
LTPPLong-Term Pavement Performance
LTASLTPP Traffic Analysis Software
LTQCLTPP traffic quality control
MATMaterials testing data
MDDManual distress data
MDMManual distress map
MDSManual distress survey
MNTMaintenance data module
MPEGMoving pictures expert group
NARANational Archives and Records Administration
PDFPortable document format
PPDBPavement Performance Database
PRFProfile
PROFProfile data module
PVRPer vehicle record
QCQuality control
RHBRehabilitation data module
RSCRegional support contractor
SAMPSampling (materials) data
SAS® Statistical Analysis Software®
SDRStandard data release
SMPSeasonal Monitoring program
SPSSpecific Pavement Study
TFHRCTurner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
TPFTransverse profile
TMGTraffic Monitoring Guide
TSTTesting (materials) data
WIMWeigh-in-motion
WSPWeigh-in-motion site profile

INTRODUCTION

Understanding why some pavements perform better than others is essential to building and maintaining a cost effective highway system. In 1987, the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program—a comprehensive long-term study of in-service pavements—began a series of field experiments monitoring more than 2,400 asphalt and portland cement concrete pavement test sections across the United States and Canada. The primary purpose of the program is to establish a national long-term pavement database to support pavement research efforts that result in products to improve pavement performance. After more than 20 years of operation, the LTPP program has amassed a large volume of data. While much data are stored in an electronic relational database, an even larger amount of ancillary information exists and is available to those interested in the complex details of LTPP data. The purpose of this document is to describe the available LTPP ancillary information.

 

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