Robert Otto Rasmussen, PhD, INCE, PE

Texture, Surface Characteristics, and

Functional Performance

29 August 2012

Smoothness

Friction

Noise

Rolling Resistance

Splash & Spray

Vehicle Wear

Tire Wear

Functional Pavement Performance

Design

Materials

Construction Climate

Traffic

Maintenance

Texture

Porosity Stiffness

Users & Society

Noise

Friction

Splash & Spray Albedo

Smoothness

Human Experience &

Societal Demands

Pavement Surface

Characteristics

(Functional

Performance)

Pavement

Properties

Factors

Foundation

Functional Pavement

Performance

Texture

Roughness Megatexture

Macrotexture Microtexture

Texture

Texture

Texture: “Sand” Patch

Texture: RoboTex

LMI RoLine

Line Laser

Texture: RoboTex

Longitudinal

Tining

Diamond

Grinding

Texture: RoboTex

Surface

Characteristics

Noise: On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI)

AASHTO TP 76

Noise: On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI)

Friction ASTM E 274

Photo: Ministry of Transportation Ontario

Friction vs. Noise Do Friction and Noise Relate?

100

102

104

106

108

110

112

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Average DFT/CTM-Estimated SN40S (ASTM E 274 Skid Trailer, Bald Tire)

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Rolling Resistance

COOEE / MnROAD / MIRIAM

Variability

In 8 years, 2000 unique textures have been tested Concrete

Tined, Diamond Ground and Grooved, Drag

Exposed Aggregate

Pervious

Asphalt

Dense-Graded

SMA

Porous

Surface Treatments

Bonded Wearing Courses

Slurry Seals

Chip Seals

Shot Peened

Milled

Hundreds of miles in 20 States and 7 Countries

Variability

There is a lot of:

VARIABILITY

Variability from project to project, and

variability within a given project.

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A-weighted Overall OBSI Level, 60 mph, SRTT (dB ref 1 pW/m²)

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Diamond Grinding

Drag

Longitudinal Tining

Transverse Tining

Variability: OBSI Noise Catalog

98 dBA 98 dBA Colorado Kansas

104 dBA 101 dBA New York Minnesota

Diamond Grinding

Grooves

Lands

Fins

Variability: Diamond Grinding

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106

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Variability within a Job

102 dBA

98 dBA

106 dBA

100 dBA

100 dBA

97 dBA

Laydown

Compaction

Variability: Asphalt Pavement

Photo: Lafarge

Better Practices

and

Quality Control

Design, Construction, Preservation Guidelines

www.CPTechCenter.org www.TRB.org

www.PavementPreservation.org

SHRP 2 R06(E)

Real-Time

Smoothness for

Concrete Paving

Real-Time Monitoring

Real-Time Monitoring

www.IntelligentCompaction.com

MP

D

L6

3

L4

Texture Machine,

Grinder, or

Roller

Texture and Vibration

Feedback

LMI RoLine

Line Laser

Monitor Texturing Operations

Visualization and

Network Evaluation

Visualization

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Robert Otto Rasmussen, PhD, INCE, PE (TX,FL,NC,KY)

Vice President & Chief Engineer

The Transtec Group, Inc.

6111 Balcones Drive, Austin, Texas 78731 USA

+1 (512) 451 6233 Robotto@TheTranstecGroup.com