Pavements

Surface Characteristics

Improved condition and ride quality of pavements for user satisfaction.

• Smoothness
• Pavement Condition/Ride Quality

Publications

• Tech Brief: Stringless Paving,
  FHWA-HIF-18-011 2019
• Investigation of Increase in Roughness Due to Environmental Factors in Flexible Pavements Using Profile Data From Long-Term Pavement Performance Specific Pavement Studies 1 Experiment,
  FHWA-HRT-17-049 2017
• Measuring and Specifying Pavement Smoothness,
  FHWA-HIF-16-032 2016
• Bases and Subbases for Concrete Pavements,
  FHWA-HIF-16-005 2016
• Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Manual, Guidelines for Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation,
  FHWA-HIF-16-026 2016

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Research

Projects

• Advancement of Profile-Based Curl and Warp Analysis Using Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Profile Data (FHWA-PROJ-14-0130)
• Increase in Roughness Due to Environmental Factors in Flexible Pavements (FHWA-PROJ-14-0129)

• All Research projects