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Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-06-132 Date: December 2006 |
December 2006
FHWA-HRT-06-132
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This manual is intended for use in collection of Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) data for the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program. As such, it contains background information on FWD equipment and the general role of FWD testing within LTPP as well as a set of field operations guidelines for the data collection process.
This is the fourth major version of the LTPP Manual for Falling Weight Deflectometer Measurements. The first two were developed under the auspices of the Strategic Highway Research Program; the last two were developed under contract to the Federal Highway Administration. The revisions to this manual reflect the changing data needs of LTPP as well as changes in FWD equipment.
The LTPP program is a continuing, active program. Current information and access to other technical references are available at the LTPP Web site Submit LTPP data requests, technical questions, and data user feedback to LTPP customer service by e-mail at ltppinfo@fhwa.dot.gov.
Gary L. Henderson
Director, Office of Infrastructure Research
and Development
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1. Report No. FHWA-HRT-06-132 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. | |
4. Title and Subtitle LTPP Manual for Falling Weight Deflectometer | 5. Report Date December 2006 | ||
6. Performing Organization Code | |||
7.Author(s) Peter N. Schmalzer | 8. Performing Organization Report No.
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. | 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) | ||
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-02-C-00007 | |||
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Federal Highway Administration | 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report, April 2005–July | ||
14. Sponsoring Agency’s Code | |||
15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR): Aramis Lopez, Jr., HRDI-13. | |||
16. Abstract This document provides background information and field operations guidelines for the collection of Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) data on Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) test sections. It includes equipment setup, equipment calibration, test locations, and test procedures. | |||
17. Key Words Deflection measurement, falling weight deflectometer, LTPP | 18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical | ||
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified | 20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified | 21. No. of Pages 79 | 22. Price N/A |
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