Definition of pavement performance models as a result of experimental measurements

Abstract

Abstract Pavement serviceability is one of the main indicators signaling the safe and fluid traffic of vehicles. Within the Pavement Management System, the pavement serviceability expresses by the instantaneous values of the variable parameters. These parameters are constantly changing depending on climatic conditions and a traffic load of the road. Changes in roughness and unevenness can be derived from experimental stretches or from existing communications. At the University of Zilina, APT - Accelerated Pavement Testing was developed to simulate changes in these parameters. The degradation models thus created can be applied in programs that allow economic and technological evaluation of selected sections of the road.