Designation:E2133−03(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforUsingaRollingInclinometertoMeasureLongitudinalandTransverseProfilesofaTraveledSurface1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2133;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesthemeasurementoftrans-verseandlongitudinalsurfaceprofilesonpavedroad,bridge,andairportsurfacesusingarollinginclinometertravelingatwalkingspeed.1.2Itisdesignedto(1)quantifytheroughnessofnewpavementsandbridgedecks;(2)Investigatetheeffectofvariousconstructionmethodsonsurfaceroughness;(3)deter-minethelocationforcorrectivegrinding;and(4)evaluatetheeffectofcorrectivegrinding.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E867TerminologyRelatingtoVehicle-PavementSystemsE1274TestMethodforMeasuringPavementRoughnessUsingaProfilographE1364TestMethodforMeasuringRoadRoughnessbyStaticLevelMethodE1489PracticeforComputingRideNumberofRoadsfromLongitudinalProfileMeasurementsMadebyanInertialProfileMeasuringDeviceE1703/E1703MTestMethodforMeasuringRut-DepthofPavementSurfacesUsingaStraightedgeE1926PracticeforComputingInternationalRoughnessIn-dexofRoadsfromLongitudinalProfileMeasurements2.2NCHRPReport:NCHRPReport434GuidelinesforLongitudinalPavementProfileMeasurement33.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1elevation,n—verticaldistanceofapointonatraveledsurfacerelativetothehorizontaldatum.3.1.2longitudinalprofile,n—theperpendiculardeviationsofthepavementsurfacefromanestablishedreferencepa...
