Best practices for achieving and measuring pavement smoothness, a synthesis of state-of-practice : research project capsule.

PDFTech Report14-1PFSmoothnessSpecificationsBest practicesState of the practiceAsphalt concrete pavementsPavingEducation and trainingLouisianaLouisiana Transportation Research CenterMerritt, David K.Louisiana Transportation Research CenterLouisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and DevelopmentUS Transportation CollectionThe objective of this research is to provide a synthesis of state-of-practicethat will summarize existing practices for achieving the desired ride qualityfor asphalt and concrete paving. The speci\uef\uac?c goals of this synthesis willbe to document and summarize ongoing and completed research in this area; best construction practices/techniques for achieving required pavement smoothness; agencies\ue2\u20ac\u2122speci\uef\uac?cations and criteria for pavement smoothness (e.g., test methods and requirements formeasuring IRI, payment thresholds, must correct criteria, etc.); and educational and training bestpractices for DOT and contractor personnel