NTL Record

Title Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (Fourth Revised Edition)
Record ID 66239
Personal Name
Creator
Miller, John S.; Bellinger, William Y.
Personal Name
Contributor
Lopez Jr., Aramis
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Corporate
Contributor
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Publication Date 20030601
Language English
Abstract Accurate, consistent, and repeatable distress evaluation surveys can be performed by using the Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program. Color photographs and drawings illustrate the distresses found in three basic pavement types; asphalt concrete-surfaced; jointed (plain and reinforced) portland cement concrete; and continuously reinforced concrete. Drawings of the distress types provide a reference to assess their severity. Methods for measuring the size of distresses and for assigning severity levels are given. The manual also describes how to conduct the distress survey, from obtaining traffic control to measuring the cracks in the pavement. Sample forms for recording and reporting the data are included. The manual also tells how to calibrate and operate fault measurement devices.
Rosap ID dot:40882
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40882
TRT Terms Pavement distress; Pavement performance; Pavement cracking; Rutting; Faulting
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
964820
Report Number FHWA-RD-03-031
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66200/66239/FHWA-RD-03-031.pdf
Alternative URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/reports/03031/
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository