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This document describes a method for determining the longitudinal regularity of a road surface using a rolling straight-edge. The rolling straight-edge apparatus consists of a 3.05m frame carried on 40 fixed wheels used to measure deviations in the road surface. It also includes a measuring wheel that registers vertical movements on a dial gauge readable from 2m away. The method involves calibrating the rolling straight-edge daily using a calibration board, then pushing it parallel to the road centerline at a walking pace while recording deviations over 100m sections. Deviations are calculated by averaging the number of deviations above the maximum for each 100m section measured.

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TMH-6 - ST3

This document describes a method for determining the longitudinal regularity of a road surface using a rolling straight-edge. The rolling straight-edge apparatus consists of a 3.05m frame carried on 40 fixed wheels used to measure deviations in the road surface. It also includes a measuring wheel that registers vertical movements on a dial gauge readable from 2m away. The method involves calibrating the rolling straight-edge daily using a calibration board, then pushing it parallel to the road centerline at a walking pace while recording deviations over 100m sections. Deviations are calculated by averaging the number of deviations above the maximum for each 100m section measured.

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METHODST3

DE"fERMINATION OF THE LONGITUDINAL REGULARITY


OF A ROAD SURFACE BY MEANS OF A ROLLING
STRAIGHT-EDGE
SCOPE

The method describes the determination of the longitudinal regularity of a road


surface by means 01 a rolling straight-edge,

APPARATUS

2. i

A rolling straight-edge consisting of a frame 3,05 m in length carried on 40 fixed


wheels. each 127 mm in diameter. The wheels must be fitted in two paraliel
rows, 114 mm apart. The wheels in each row must be 152 mm , centre to
centre, arranged in such a manner that the centre of each wheel is opposite the
space between two wheels in the other row .
In the middle of the frame and centrally between the two rows of fixed wheels a
measuring wheel must be fitted on an assembly that can move freely up and
down when the straight-edge is pushed over an uneven surface. The vertical
movement of the measuring whee! must be registered on a dial gauge which
should be readable at a distance of 2 m. The measuring wheel must also drive
a suitable distance meter readable at 2 m and the measuring wheel must be
fitted with an electric beH that can be adjusted to ring when a specified maxi
mum deviation in surtace regularity is exceeded (see 5.1). A handle. 2 m in
length, must be fitted to the instrument for pushing it. The frame of the rolling
straight-edge normally consists of three sections which can be disassembled in
order to facilitate handling and transport when not in use. When the instrument
is assembled, care must be taken to ensure that the sections fit properly together and that there is no horizontal or vertical movement between them .

2.2

3
3.1

A calibration board consisting of a suitable wooden plank 3 150 mm long and


200 mm wide with a specially prepared flat surtace and a groove 3 mm deep
and 150 mm wide across the middle of the board (see Figure ST3i l).

METHOD
Calibration
Before each day's measurements are taken . the rolling straight-edge should be

calibrated as follows :
Move the straight-edge onto the calibration board so that the measuring wheel
rests in the 3 mm groove. Record the reading and move the straight-edge so
that the measuring wheel is out of the groove and on the surtace of the board.
Record the reading.
Adjust the instrument so that a zero reading is obtained when the measuring
wheel is on top of the board and 3 mm when it is in the groove.
3.2

Measurement on the road


Position the rolling straight-edge parallel to the centre line of the road. This is
normalfy in a wheelpath 1 m from the outer or i m from the inner demarcation

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line of the lane that must be measured (see 5.2). Zero the distance meter and
adjust the bell mechanism to ring when the required maximum deviation is exceeded. Switch on the electric bell mechanism and push the rolling straightedge forward at a walking pace (approximately 1 to 2 km/h) and parallel to the
centre line. Note the number of deviations greater than the specified maximum
as well as the maximum deviation obtained. The road is normally sub-divided
into short sections of 100m each and the results of each section are recorded
separately,
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CALCULATIONS
Calculate the average number of deviations from the specified maximum for the
whole section measured as follows:

d
X ... n

where

X "" average number of deviations for the number of 100 m sections in a particular whee!path
d ;;; sum of deviations for the number of 100 m sections measured
n =: number of 100 m sections measured.
The maximum deviation for each wheelpath must also be recorded.
The results should be recorded on a suitable data sheet

NOTES

5.1

The maximum deviation that can be measured with the roiling straight-edge

IS

12mm.
5.2

The operator must ensure that the area of road to be tested has been cleared
of loose stones, dirt or anything else that may influence the readings.

REFERENCE

YOUNG, J C. Calibration, maintenance and use of the Rolling Sfraight-edge.


TRRL Supplementary Report 290, UK Transport and Road Research Laboratory, 1977.

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