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FWD testing is an essential tool in Pavement Management Systems to identify cost-effective solutions. On design-build and P3 projects, FWD testing is typically conducted on a regular basis to assess pavement structural capacity and rehabilitation needs throughout the maintenance period. The Transtec Group performs FWD data collection, data reduction, analysis, and reporting for highway agencies.
Is your public complaining about traffic noise from your roadways? Transtec’s tire-pavement noise measurement services can quantify your pavements’ contribution to traffic noise. Using the On-Board Sound Intensity (OBSI) method, we can tell you which of your pavements are quiet and which are loud. We can design, specify, and construct quieter pavements and help reduce your public’s traffic noise complaints.
Transtec is capable of high resolution 3-D measurements of pavement texture using our line-laser-based texture profiler, RoboTex. Detailed knowledge of your pavement’s macrotexture is vital to understanding and improving many of its functional performance characteristics including safety (friction and splash & spray), environment (traffic noise), and life cycle (durability).
Transtec pavement experts can help you investigate the root cause for low pavement friction conditions on roadways or airport runways and develop optimized corrective actions to improve safety. We can develop construction specifications to help ensure your road or airport runway project achieves suitable pavement friction properties and safety levels.
Pavement smoothness directly affects ride comfort. The public demands good ride quality, agencies want good pavement smoothness specifications, and contractors want to do the best job possible to lower their bids and/or maximize incentive. Transtec knows the tools and best practices to meet these demands.
Splash and spray is a surface characteristic that directly affects road safety. Generation of both splash and spray begin with the same basic mechanism: as a vehicle drives down a wet road, the water beneath the tire will be displaced. Some of this water will be ejected in bulk – as an airborne wave or jet of water termed splash.
It is becoming more and more common that pavement construction must be green—it must meet sustainability and environmental requirements. Usually, we associate energy consumption, recycling, and life-cycle costs with sustainability. But, there are pavement surface characteristics that can be included in the sustainability calculations.
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