Necessity of Transportation Means

Smoother roads, which translate to better ride quality, are the

publics number one transportation demand. According to the
Federal Highway Administration and the National Asphalt
Pavement Association (NAPA), smooth roads last longer, are
safer and save money because they require less maintenance.
 Profilograph Testing
PROFILOGRAPH TESTING accurately measures surface
roughness through a computerized recorder capable of
graphing a pavement profile both vertically and
horizontally. The information it collects is used to
calculate the International Roughness Index (IRI), which is
expressed in units of inches/mile or millimeters/meters.
 Profilograph Testing (Continue)
An IRI value of 0 (zero) is equivalent to driving on a plate
of glass. High ranges, upward to several hundred inches
in a mile, indicate a very rough road.
The Profilograph also measures a pavements cross slope,
allows bi-directional testing and multiple wheel path
reporting, and can append data to existing files, which
improves tracking and correlations throughout a project.
Profilograph
 Profilograph: Working

A profilograph uses a sensing stylus that moves

perpendicularly to the surface being measured; oscillations
from the stylusare optically or electrically converted into
signals that are on photo sensitive film or paper.
 Profilograph: Working
The first profilograph appeared in the late 1930s and were
opticomechanical devices for recording a signal on motion
picture or still photographic film.
In modern profilograph, the oscillation of the stylus is usually
converted into voltage oscillations using induction, capacitance
piezoelectric converters.
 Profilograph: Composition
Profilograph consists of three units,
1- A bedplate with a measurement stand a drive mechanism.
2-An electronic module
3-A recording device
 Profilograph: Principle
A diamond stylus with a radius of curvature of 2-12 microns is
mounted on a sensor. The static pressure of the surface being
measured varies from 1 to 20 mili Newton(1millinewton=0.1g-
force). The pressure under dynamic conditions