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STP 1433 Constructing Smooth Hot Mix Asphalt(HMA)Pavements M.Stroup-Gardiner,editor ASTM Stock Number:STP1433 If/ttAt ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive PO Box C700 West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Printed in the U.S.A.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Constructing smooth hot mix asphalt(HMA)pavements/M.S.Gardiner,editor.p.cm.-(STP;1433)ASTM stock number:.STP1433.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-8031-3460-6 1.Pavements,Asphalt-Testing-Congresses.I.Stroup-Gardiner,Mary,1953-I1.American Society for Testing and Materials.II1.Title.IV.ASTM special technical publication;1433 TE270.A48 2001 625.850287-dc21 2003044404 Copyright?9 2003 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL,West Conshohocken,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted by the American Society for Testing and Materials Intemational(ASTM)provided that the appropriate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http:/ Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one editor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM International Committee on Publications.To make technical information available as quickly as possible,the peer-reviewed papers in this publication were prepared camera-ready as submitted by the authors.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of the peer reviewers.In keeping with long-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM International.Printed in Bridgeport,NJ 2003 Foreword This publication,Constructing Smooth Hot Mix Asphalt(HMA)Pavements,contains papers pre-sented at the symposium of the same name held in Dallas,Texas,on 4 December 2001.The sympo-sium was sponsored by ASTM International Committee EM on Road and Paving Materials.The sym-posium chairperson was Mary Strnup-Gardiner,Auburn University.Contents OVERVIEW STATE AGENCY PERSPECTIVES Evaluation of Pavement Smoothness and Pay Factor Determination for the Alabama Department of TransportatioB.BOWMAN,B.PARKER ELLEN,III,AND M.STROUP GARDINER Asphalt Concrete Smoothness Incentive Results by Highway Type and Design Strategy-j.DELTON,Y.LI,AND E.JOHNSON Use of Automated Profilers to Replace NJDOT Rolling Straightedges-s.M.ZAOHLOUL AND N.VITILLO The Road to Smooth Pavements in Tennessee-N.M.JACKSON,A.JUBRAN,R.E.HILL,AND G.D.HEAD VDOTs lRI-Based Ride Quality Specifications:From Inception to 2001-T.M.CLARK AND K.K.MCGHEE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Smoothness Index Relationships for HMA Pavements-L.D.EVANS,K.L.SMITH,M.E.SWANLUND,L.TITUS-GLOVER,AND J.R.BUKOWSKI Study of Profile Measurement Using Six Different Devices-c.-T.CHU,M.-.G.LEE,AND D.-H.CHEN EQUIPMENT COMPARISONS,MATERIALS CONSIDERATIONS,AND ANALYSES Evaluating Methods of Measuring Smoothness in Newly Constructed HMA-c.T.WAGNER vii 27 43 58 68 85 102 117 vi CONTENTS Effect of Temperature Differentials on Density and SmoothnessM.soua aAROER,C.T.WAGNER,D.X.HO3SON,AND J.SA 127 Characterizing Pavement Prorde Using Wavelets AnalyslS-N.o.ATroH-OKINE AND S.MENSAH 142 Overview The number of miles in Americas highway infrastructure increases each year,however the funds available for the construction,maintenance,and repair of this infrastructure traditionally lag far be-hind these needs.It is now,more than ever,critically important to maximize the quality and longevity of any highway work.The construction of smooth,or conversely,less rough,pavement surfaces has been identified as a major factor in accomplishing this goal.There is evidence that initially smoother pavements perform longer with fewer needed maintenance activities than initially rougher pave-ments.While this concept has spurred most agencies to formulate specifications that control the ini-tial roughness of the pavement,there is no consensus among the agencies on what roughness param-eter or equipment is best.There is also little understanding of the correlations between the types of equipment and roughness parameters.This book represents the work of a number of authors prepared for the American Society for Testing and Materials Symposium on Constructing Smooth Hot Mix Asphalt(HMA)Pavements,December 4,2001,Dallas,Texas.Papers and presentations were selected to highlight the state-