Review of Asphalt Pavement Evaluation Methods and Current Applications in Norway

Authors

  • Carl Christian Thodesen SINTEF: Infrastructure – Road and Railway Engineering, Høgskoleringen 7a, 7465 Trondheim, Norway
  • Bjørn Ove Lerfald Veidekke Industri Competence Center, Sluppenvegen 13, 7037 Trondheim, Norway
  • Inge Hoff Dept of Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7a, 7491 Trondheim, Norway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2012.33

Keywords:

condition evaluation methods, sensor technologies, pavement condition survey, deflection testing, ground penetrating radar

Abstract

Evaluation methods and tools used to assess pavement conditions provide an invaluable service to infrastructure engineers, technicians, budget planners, and decision makers. These tools provide information relevant to the maintenance and rehabilitation of a nation’s infrastructure. As the pavement network continues to grow and age, new methods of condition evaluation will need to be implemented to maintain conditions databases so that managers and decision makers may develop accurate ideas with regards to the state of the network. This paper introduces various concepts and technologies used today within the road evaluation sector, these include: sensor technologies, pavement condition surveys, imaging techniques, deflection testing, and ground penetrating radar (GPR). These technologies are then discussed within the Norwegian context and their applicability reviewed.

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27.12.2012

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Thodesen, C. C., Lerfald, B. O., & Hoff, I. (2012). Review of Asphalt Pavement Evaluation Methods and Current Applications in Norway. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 7(4), 246-252. https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2012.33