Correlation of non-destructive pavement test devices

dc.contributor.advisorHildebrand, Eldo
dc.contributor.advisorE., Hildebrand
dc.contributor.authorWeaver, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T22:45:42Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T22:45:42Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractCurrently the New Brunswick Department of Transportation (NBDOT) utilizes the Dynaflect for all non-destructive testing (NDT) of pavement structures. The Dynaflect has been utilized since 1971 to obtain deflection results for use in asphalt overlay design calculations. The deflections obtained with the Dynaflect have to be converted to equivalent Benkelman Beam deflections which are then used to calculate overlay thicknesses. NBDOT is of the opinion that the Dynaflect has some limitations, one of these being that the applied loads do not simulate a moving vehicle either in weight or load application. A new device used for this same type of testing is the Falling-Weight Deflectometer (FWD). This device applies much higher loads which more accurately reflect that of a moving vehicle. This report will investigate if there is a correlation between the Dynaflect and FWD. A correlation between the deflections measured by the devices will allow NBDOT to convert the Dynaflect deflections into equivalent FWD deflections, enabling the use of several overlay thickness software packages designed for the FWD.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteWeaver, Andrew (1996). Correlation of non-destructive pavement test devices . (Engineering Senior Report no. T-1732 1994). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Civil Engineering T-1732 1994 1882/15423
dc.format.extentvi, 58 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37132
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.titleCorrelation of non-destructive pavement test devices
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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