Assessment of Relationship between Asphalt Concrete Pavement Performance Indicators: Pavement Condition Index and RoadRoid based International Roughness Index

Authors

  • Saurav Shrestha Department of Civil Engineering, Kantipur Engineering College, Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Rojee Pradhananga Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Santosh Kumar Thapa Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Sudeep Thapaliya Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Aadarsha Ram Shrestha Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/injet.v1i2.66685

Keywords:

Pavement Condition Index, International Roughness Index, Coefficient of Determination, RoadRoid, Distress Density, Distress Severity

Abstract

Pavement condition assessment is one of the important tasks to be carried out to prioritize maintenance needs of the road. The Pavement Condition Index and International Roughness Index are some of the most widely used and comprehensive indices for the assessment of pavement condition. The maintenance planning is generally carried out in terms of SDI in Nepal which is only a subjective measure so PCI can be used as a more objective indicator than SDI. The PCI is more representative of the overall condition of the pavement surface by considering all forms of distresses. Whereas, IRI, which is a measure of perceived road roughness is mainly concerned with the ride quality and is based on the distresses occurring on the wheel path. The research aimed to develop the correlation between the two indices to look for usability of either of the indices whenever required. For the determination of PCI, visual inspection survey was carried out based on which the distress type, density and severity were quantified. The IRI data was collected with the help of RoadRoid application after calibration and validation using Laser Profiler. The data matching in respective sections was carried out and relationships between the two indices are determined in terms of linear, logarithmic and polynomial models of different degree. The coefficient of determination for polynomial relationship model was found to be the highest with coefficient of determination of 0.7858. All the models presented with negative correlation between the indices indicating the increase in IRI would cause the decrease in PCI value and vice versa.

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Published

2024-06-24

How to Cite

Shrestha, S., Pradhananga, R., Kumar Thapa, S., Thapaliya, S., & Ram Shrestha, A. (2024). Assessment of Relationship between Asphalt Concrete Pavement Performance Indicators: Pavement Condition Index and RoadRoid based International Roughness Index. International Journal on Engineering Technology, 1(2), 191–201. https://doi.org/10.3126/injet.v1i2.66685

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