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Load capacity measurements with the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD)

This article shows that assessment of the structural pavement condition plays a crucial role in an economic pavement maintenance planning. Therefore, investigations are necessary in order to develop a suitable background for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of load bearing capacity of asphalt constructions.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2015
    • Author(s): WELLER Olaf / DEGELMANN Roland / JANSEN Dirk
    • Domain(s): Road Network Operations / Road Assets Management
    • Type: RR366 - Features
    • PIARC Ref.: RR366-072
    • Number of pages: 10
  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 366

    2e trimestre 2015 / Avril

    Gestion du patrimoine routier