VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY - IGF::OT::IGF THE GOAL OF THE PAVEMENT SURFACE DISTRESS AND TRANSVERSE PROFILE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS POOLED-FUND STUDY (STUDY), TPF-5(299), IS TO ASSEMBLE STATE HIGHWAY AGENCIES (SHA), THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA), INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA TO (1) IDENTIFY PSDAT DATA INTEGRITY AND QUALITY ISSUES; (2) SUGGEST APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED ISSUES; (3) INITIATE AND MONITOR PROJECTS INTENDED TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED ISSUES; (4) DISSEMINATE RESULTS; (5) ASSIST IN SOLUTION DEPLOYMENT; AND (6) SUPPORT OTHER EFFORTS RELATED TO IMPROVING PSDAT DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. THE TPF-5(299) STUDY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PFTAC) AT THE MAY 2014 MEETING APPROVED DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PLAN TO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE SEPTEMBER 2014 PAVEMENT EVALUATION / ROAD PROFILE USERS GROUP (PE/RPUG) MEETING IS A FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING A STANDARD FOR CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF PAVEMENT SURFACE TRANSVERSE PROFILE AND CRACKING DISTRESS MEASUREMENTS. FHWA IS THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR TPF-5(299). CURRENTLY, THE ACCURACY OF EXISTING PAVEMENT SURFACE MEASUREMENTS IS NOT TRACEABLE OR UNIFORM. STATE HIGHWAY PRACTITIONERS NEED A WAY TO COMPETENTLY ASSESS THE ACCURACY OF PAVEMENT SURFACE COLLECTION&ANALYSIS. THE GOAL OF THE CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF PAVEMENT SURFACE MEASUREMENTS IS TO CREATE A ROADMAP THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD MEANS TO VALIDATE AND CALIBRATE PAVEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS. THIS ROADMAP MUST DEFINE A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HOST OF RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE SPECIFIC TASKS (WITH TIMING AND DELIVERABLES) TO ANSWER SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL, THEREFORE, IS A TARGETED FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING THE ROADMAP. A DEMONSTRATION OF TRANSVERSE PROFILE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES IS TO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE PAVEMENT EVALUATION / ROAD PROFILE USERS GROUP (PE/RPUG) MEETING. SEVERAL DELIVERABLES WILL BE COMPLETED AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK INCLUDING AN A PROCEDURE FOR CALIBRATING AND VALIDATING TRANSVERSE PROFILE MEASUREMENTS, A TRANSVERSE PROFILE MEASUREMENT DEMONSTRATION, AND DATA ANALYSIS. SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES AND TIMING ARE DETAILED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (VIRGINIA TECH) IS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THIS EFFORT. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ESTABLISH A TEAM TO DEVELOP AND COMPLETE THE DELIVERABLES AS OUTLINED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK. THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE KEY MEMBERS IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. WEB MEETINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED REGULARLY ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS, THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE FROM WEEKLY TO MONTHLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROGRAM. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY A GRADUATE STUDENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. JOHN FERRIS, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA TECH VEHICLE TERRAIN PERFORMANCE LABORATORY (VTPL). THE EXPERIMENT IS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) SMART ROAD MANAGED BY THE VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE (VTTI) AND COORDINATED WITH DR. EDGAR DE LEON IZEPPI. JAMES TSAI OF GEORGIA TECH WILL DEVELOP A LITERATURE REVIEW. THE EFFORTS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY STUDY ARE PRECURSORS TO A PROPOSAL FOR A CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF PAVEMENT SURFACE MEASUREMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PLAN, EXECUTE, AND ANALYZE THE RESULTS OF A SIMPLE DEMONSTRATION OF TRANSVERSE PROFILE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES AT THE PE/RPUG 2014 WITH A FINAL REPORT COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 1ST, FOR $24,000. FUNDS WILL BE FROM THE TPF-5(299) POOLED FUND STUDY. THE CONTRACTOR IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CARRY OUT THIS WORK DUE TO HOSTING PE/RPUG 2014 AND SMART ROAD TEST FACILITY. THE COST FOR THE EFFORT WILL BE LOW COMPARED WITH THE VALUE OF THE STUDY AS INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPERIMENT AT NO COST DUE TO THEIR AVAILABILITY AT THE PE/RPUG 2014. DONATED SERVICES FROM INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST $25,000, THUS THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. TH

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