Pavement Evaluation

Systematic monitoring of pavement performance including structural and functional evaluation by using
modern devices helps in achieving long lasting and better performing pavements and efficient
management of road network within the given budget.

Major Thrust Areas

Pavement Performance Studies

Structural and Functional Evaluation of Highway and Airport Pavements

Rehabilitation Design

Pavement Deterioration Modelling

Pavement Maintenance Management System

Road Inventory and Condition Monitoring for Road Asset Management

Investigation of Causes of Distress / Failures and Needed Remedial Measures

Axle Load Studies for Planning of M&R Strategies

Infrastructure Facilities

Automated Road Survey System for Road Inventory and Pavement Condition Surveys

Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD) for Structural Evaluation of Highways and Runways

Weigh in Motion System for Axle Load Surveys

Integrated System for Determining the Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Mixture

Static Wheel Load Scales

DIPSTICK and Walking Profiler for Absolute Roughness Measurements

Automated Road Unevenness Recorder/Fifth Wheel Bump Integrator for Roughness Measurements

Roughometer-III with GPS for Roughness Measurements

Car Axle Mounted Bump Integrator with GPS for Roughness Measurements

Accelerated Polishing Machine for Frictional Properties of Aggregates

British Pendulum Tester for Frictional Properties of Pavement Surface

Materials Testing Laboratory for Soils, Aggregates, Bituminous Binders and Bituminous Mixes
Non-Destructive Techniques for Pavement Evaluation

Integrated System for Determining the Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Mixture

Expertise (Research & Development and Consultancy Services)

Structural and functional evaluation of flexible and rigid pavements

Evaluation and characterization of road construction materials

Design, construction and maintenance of flexible pavements

Pavement performance evaluation and distress / failure investigations

Strengthening/rehabilitation of flexible pavements

Road inventory and pavement condition surveys

Axle load studies

Pavement deterioration modeling

Highway Development and Management (HDM-4) Tool for strategic planning of road works

Development of pavement maintenance management system

Evaluation of PCN for airfield pavements and maintenance and rehabilitation needs

Laboratory and Field Testing Facilities

Characterization of highway construction materials

Automated road inventory and pavement condition survey

Functional and structural evaluation of pavements

Frictional properties of pavement surface

Polished stone value of road aggregates

Axle load spectrum surveys

Standardization of Automatic Road Unevenness Recorder / Bump Integrator

Software Tools

HDM-4’ for Pavement Maintenance Management System and M&R Planning and Budgeting

‘PDM’ for Pavement Deterioration Modeling

‘Roadface’ for Computation of International Roughness Index (IRI)

Analysis of Pavement Deflections Data

AutoCAD-2009

Arc Editor

Significant Achievements

Pavement Performance studies

Development of pavement deterioration models for Indian conditions

Development of GIS Based National Highways Information System

Development of Management System for Maintenance Planning and Budgeting of High Speed Road
Corridors

Development of Database Management for Delhi PWD Roads

Road Inventory and Pavement Condition Survey for Road Asset Management of Odisha PWD Roads

PCN Evaluation and Strengthening Requirements for National Airports

Spectrum of axle loads on National Highways