Section 7: Analysis of Ride Data

Ride data is collected in accordance with Tex-1001-S. The ride data is analyzed using TxDOT’s
Ride Quality computer program
. The analysis output includes a description of the project and profile summaries as follows:
District, county, highway, beginning reference marker, end reference marker, CSJ, lane designation, IRI values every 0.1 mi., pay, locations of bumps or dips, and total pay adjustment.
A sample output for a hot-mix asphalt surface profile follows:
Sample Ride Quality Software Output. (click in image to see full-size image)
Figure 11-6. Sample Ride Quality Software Output.