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Pavement Effects Implementation Study - Appendix B

Figure 4: Ideal Speed Distribution of Data for Overall Levels with Respect to Curve Shape - Modeled Levels

Speed Modeled (mph)  Modeled Data (dBA)
1 47.9
1 47.9
1.1 47.9
1.1 47.9
1.2 47.9
1.3 47.9
1.3 47.9
1.4 47.9
1.5 47.9
1.5 47.9
1.6 47.9
1.7 47.9
1.7 47.9
1.8 47.9
1.9 47.9
2 47.9
2.1 47.9
2.2 47.9
2.3 47.9
2.4 47.9
2.5 47.9
2.7 47.9
2.8 47.9
2.9 47.9
3.1 47.9
3.2 47.9
3.4 47.9
3.5 47.9
3.7 47.9
3.9 47.9
4 47.9
4.2 47.9
4.4 47.9
4.6 47.9
4.9 47.9
5.1 47.9
5.3 47.9
5.6 48
5.9 48
6.1 48
6.4 48
6.7 48.1
7.1 48.1
7.4 48.2
7.7 48.2
8.1 48.3
8.5 48.4
8.9 48.5
9.3 48.6
9.8 48.8
10.2 48.9
10.7 49.1
11.2 49.4
11.8 49.6
12.3 49.9
12.9 50.3
13.5 50.7
14.2 51.1
14.8 51.6
15.6 52.1
16.3 52.6
17.1 53.2
17.9 53.8
18.7 54.4
19.6 55.1
20.6 55.8
21.5 56.5
22.6 57.3
23.6 58
24.8 58.8
26 59.6
27.2 60.3
28.5 61.1
29.8 62
31.3 62.8
32.7 63.6
34.3 64.4
35.9 65.2
37.6 66.1
39.4 66.9
41.3 67.7
43.3 68.6
45.3 69.4
47.5 70.2
49.8 71.1
52.1 71.9
54.6 72.8
57.2 73.6
59.9 74.4
62.8 75.3
65.8 76.1
68.9 77
72.2 77.8
75.6 78.6
79.2 79.5
83 80.3
87 81.2
91.1 82
95.5 82.9
100 83.7

Modeled Levels determined using
A = 41.740807
B = 0.223836
C = 47.861067

Updated: 8/24/2017
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