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profile depth

  • Dictionary : PIARC Dictionary / English (11/0076)
  • Theme : Quality, Faults and Tests
  • Definition : Difference between the profile and a horizontal line through the highest peak (the peak level) within a distance along the surface of the same order of length as a tyre/pavement interface.
    Notes:
    1. This is a two-dimensional case, whereas texture depth and mean texture depth refer to three-dimensional cases.
    2. Mean profile depth (MPD) is generally expressed as the average value of profile depth over a 100 mm long base line (ISO).

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