Road roughness measurements using PSD approach

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-201

  Ramji, K ^a   Gupta, A ^b   Saran, V H ^b   Goel, V K ^b   Kumar, V ^b  

^a Ort Braude

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Bituminous road; Portland cement concrete road; Power spectral density; Road profilometer; Road roughness

Indexed keywords

ONLINE SYSTEMS; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; SPEED CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATION (ISO); ROAD ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTS; TRAFFIC SPEED;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 34547981572     PISSN: 03731995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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