Improving safety in pavement field testing [project summary].

Details

• Creators:
  Lu, Qing ; Gunaratne, Manjriker ; Yu, Zhang ; Guo, Lukai ; Uddin, Shihab ; Hoque, Mokaddesul
• Corporate Creators:
  University of South Florida. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pavement performance
  • Asphalt tests
  • Concrete tests
  • Work zone traffic control
  • Work zone safety
  • Field tests
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  As part of its pavement evaluation program, the Florida Department of Transportation drives over 500,000 miles annually in its mission to collect pavement condition and performance data. Some of this work is conducted by vehicles that often travel at prevailing speeds, requiring the pavement testing operators (PTOs) to drive the vehicle, operate the onboard computer, and survey the roadway. This may lead to distracted driving situations and risks to the PTOs. And while many methods have been adopted that minimize the need for stationary testing, there are situations that require a work zone and traffic controls. Stationary testing can result in risks from inattentive drivers to (PTOs) or testing equipment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDV25-977-27
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32746/dot_32746_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 114.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fed50d248ec2f9fe74e922ef41562d950a526f9ca62b885604a92a675d722db332b3d477a007e9f9f607b12a1ccda396ed397494813ba16630335e452967946c