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H.J.H. Baillie, J. Mallon, D. McGlade and L.M. McCullough

Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland and The Queen's university, Belfast

H.J.H. Baillie, J. Mallon, D. McGlade, L.M. McCullough, "A Contactless Rutmeter for Road Maintenance Purposes", in B.H.V. Topping, M.C. Forde, H.W. Whittington, (Editors), "Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Software and Applications for Macro and Mini Computers", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 308-316, 1983.

Abstract

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, with the Queen's University of Belfast has developed a system incorporating a microcomputer and ultrasonic sensors for use in the rapid, non-contact measurement of rutting in roads. Fast response transducers provide real time measurement of the distance to ground with a resolution of 0.4% of the working range. The prototype system has five transducers spaced along a beam at right angles to the direction of motion. The microcomputer provides control of the system operation, data acquisition and result generation and display. It is also programmed to present an analysis of the results in a form suitable for use by maintenance engineers. The complete system can be accommodated and operated in a small vehicle travelling at speeds up to 50 km/hr.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS FOR MACRO AND MINI COMPUTERS Edited by: B.H.V. Topping, M.C. Forde, H.W. Whittington Paper IX.4 A Contactless Rutmeter for Road Maintenance Purposes H.J.H. Baillie, J. Mallon, D. McGlade and L.M. McCullough Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland and The Queen's university, Belfast purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper H.J.H. Baillie, J. Mallon, D. McGlade, L.M. McCullough, "A Contactless Rutmeter for Road Maintenance Purposes", in B.H.V. Topping, M.C. Forde, H.W. Whittington, (Editors), "Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Software and Applications for Macro and Mini Computers", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 308-316, 1983. Abstract The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, with the Queen's University of Belfast has developed a system incorporating a microcomputer and ultrasonic sensors for use in the rapid, non-contact measurement of rutting in roads. Fast response transducers provide real time measurement of the distance to ground with a resolution of 0.4% of the working range. The prototype system has five transducers spaced along a beam at right angles to the direction of motion. The microcomputer provides control of the system operation, data acquisition and result generation and display. It is also programmed to present an analysis of the results in a form suitable for use by maintenance engineers. The complete system can be accommodated and operated in a small vehicle travelling at speeds up to 50 km/hr. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £10) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £70 +P&P)
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