Evaluation of the Repeatability and Reproducibility of Network-Level Pavement Macrotexture Measuring Devices

dc.contributor.authorKeeney, Jacquelyn Nicoleen
dc.contributor.committeechairFlintsch, Gerardo W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTaheri, Saieden
dc.contributor.committeememberKaticha, Samer Wehbeen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-22T08:00:31Zen
dc.date.available2017-08-22T08:00:31Zen
dc.date.issued2017-08-21en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis was to assess the repeatability and reproducibility of two high-speed macrotexture measuring systems. The first portion of the study collected macrotexture measurements using the two high-speed systems on the Virginia Smart Road facility and validated the reproducibility of the mean profile depth (MPD) measurements with reference CT Meter measurements. The various data sets were then compared with each other. The objective was to determine whether the two systems are collecting repeatable and reproducible data. The analysis showed that the two high-speed systems investigated have good repeatability (0.105 mm for the Ames and 0.113 mm for the SCRIM) when measuring the average MPD of the sections investigated. The two systems produce measurements that are highly-correlated (Ames R2 = 0.9591 and SCRIM R2 = 0.9157) with the reference ones obtained with the CT Meter. While the Ames systems, with the data processed using the Virginia Tech filter, measures MPD values that are very close to those of the CT Meter, with a virtually zero systematic bias. The SCRIM obtains slightly lower readings. The differences are thought to be due to the filtering of the raw pavement elevation measurements used by the SCRIM processing software to eliminate dropout and spikes in the laser measurements.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThe researched compared two different devices used to record data for a surface property of pavement, macrotexture. The macrotexture is a measure of the spaces in between the particles making up the surface of the asphalt. This property is linked to the level of friction on the roadways affecting safety. The readings from each of the devices were validated through a reference device in order to insure they were obtaining reliable results on the Virginia Smart Road. The repeatability and reproducibility of each of the devices was examined to determine whether the two systems were collecting repeatable and reproducible data. It was determined the two devices had good repeatability and were highly correlated with the reference device. The first device called the Ames system obtained measurements very close to those of the reference device, with a virtually zero systematic bias. The second device called the SCRIM system obtained measurements close to the reference device but slightly lower. Through the comparisons and data analysis, an equation permitting users to convert readings from the SCRIM to Ames system and vice versa was computed. Because one device obtains slightly higher readings than the other, this equation is very important in order to have comparable results.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:12359en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/78721en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectMacrotextureen
dc.subjectNetwork-Levelen
dc.subjectMPDen
dc.subjectRepeatabilityen
dc.subjectReproducibilityen
dc.titleEvaluation of the Repeatability and Reproducibility of Network-Level Pavement Macrotexture Measuring Devicesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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