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1. The Comparison inputs include Comparison Analysis Select from None Profilograph a California type of Profilograph is assumed Profile and Rolling Straightedge Smoothness Assurance Analyze Grind Navigate v File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Qually he Profile i LElev Full RElev Analysis Segment Length Threshold Histogram ft in mi Short Continuous 5 90 Histogram Long Continuous 528 50 Histogram Fixed Interval 526 50 Comparison Type Erai None Straightedge Length ft ee mind Profilograph Simulation Filter Profile Rolling Straightedge Straightedge baselengths If Rolling Straightedge is selected straightedge baselengths need to be an input _ Comparison Type Straightedge Length FE 10 00 Filter More Filter If the comparison selection is other than None you can click the filter hyperlink to access the Wavelength Filter dialog box Wavelength Filter Filter Type Mone 7 Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass 9 Butterworth Band pass F Moving Average Low pass Moving Average High pass Moving Average Band pass Page 105 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Filter can be selected from None Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass Butterworth Band pass Moving Average Low pass Moving Average High pass Moving Average Band pass FVYVFIYV YT F When Profilograph is selected as Comparison California Profilograph simulation is used
2. To perform ride quality analysis simply click the Analyze button on the analysis menu bar Use the Navigate button to view all results or proceed to Grinding to perform the grinding simulation Smoothness Assurance Analyze Grind Navigate Ride Quality File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter y Inputs Ride Quality Index IRI PRE IE LElev Full gt side RElev Analysis Segment Length Threshold Histograrn ft inmi Long Continuous Short Continuous 25 90 Histogram Ened interval Long Continuous 528 50 Histogram Fixed Interval 528 50 Short Continuous Histogram Long Continuous Histogram Type Profile Filter Butterworth High pass 100 00 ft Grinding Screen The Grinding Screen of SAM provides options for grinder selection and grinding strategy management The toolbar also includes a group of speed buttons for grinding simulation managing strategy and selecting grinding locations Page 106 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Close AddFiles Save Report Viewer Editor alysis Analysis Project v Smoothness Assurance Grinding V Show Events 4 Options 2 A Pen gt at Use Mileposts Screenshot A Template Auto Grind Strategy Locations BZ Units law validation v Analyze Grinder Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance Ft Direction Head Height in Warning Length ft Grinder Type gt M Maximum Grinding Depth in Head Position q a a Wheelb
3. E Ferme My Network Save as type PNG Image png Print chart Prints the chart using the standard or alternate chart template depending on the e 2 ORR Options setting Page 39 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Profile Selection A group of functions within the Profile Selection menu bar can be used to select one or more profiles Select Channels Five buttons can be used to select all left channels all middle channels all right channels all channels as well as Clear all selections This function is available in the Viewer and applicable analyses Help and Event Log System Save Logs An event log is provided to record any errors that occur A Recording Log is provided to record all actions taken by you This is very useful for debugging You can opt to turn this off To save logs for submitting issues you can use the application menu and select Help Save Logs A Save As dialog box would prompt for you to save the event log file in zip format to a selected folder This file can then be submitted to the ProVAL support team to assist the diagnostics My Recent Documents My Documents hy Computer hy Network Save as type IP Files zip w Page 40 PK saven TEE Save Cancel ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started User s Guide An electronic User s Guide this document in PDF format can be viewed through the Help menu of the Home screen Release Notes
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5. A TRANSTEC GROUP ProVAL User s Guide Profile Viewing and Analysis Software PROVAL lt Pavement Profile Viewing amp Analysis The Transtec Group ProVAL User s Guide Manual Revision 6 1 3 5 2001 2014 The Transtec Group 6111 Balcones Drive Austin Texas 78731 Phone 512 451 6233 Fax 512 451 6234 Email info RoadProfile com Web http www roadprofile com Table of Contents INTRODUCTIONboc situado lie tt a llocs cee PROVAL INSTALLATION lt a a A o da il ai HOW atea dae 8 JA o A 8 A a a a santnuasnentauennt amber lama iiies 8 INSTANAUON Wizard aiii 8 GET TING STARTED de atea 12 Welcome Wizard onsen e a a iaa 12 Behavior Or User Interlace sia a a OS 12 ROME OCO N a a a a E re 13 File and Project MANAGEMENT cccceeccccseeececceeseecceeseeccseueeeceeueeessageeecsaeeeessuseeessageeessanseessags 16 A een ea ee ae eee an ee ne ane een eee 17 ProVAL Compatible Fil FOrmats sesos a Ea 17 FS IMPOR WIZA d reuna a a a N a 18 Ao A 23 Repor FUNCIONS src dido 26 aan RDE A on 26 EXPORT EXC ia 28 SIMON ha ha ea 30 CEN FF CUM ONS thawed A aisat worn veo neem oeee nae eee 32 A sesnantecasseasees 32 A Copy Table to Clipboard Tool occcccccccocccnncconncccccononnccnnnnnnnonnnanncnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnncnnns 32 OPINAS ia A aca ng ease io cd 33 General SS e ie 33 A a E E E 34 Chat Color Templates enres a a ataeaaeeaeie 36 chart COMMONS senere a a a a a A 37 An eae eich
6. An example of a continuous report without a comparison chart Smoothness Assurance Short Continuous falidation Wy j Analyze Grind No Grinding Le E P Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft IRI in mi F gt 172 50 178 10 100 35 a 4 224 90 230 90 96 41 253 20 283 40 142 17 180 311 90 320 30 95 37 170 4 195 90 4 205 30 94 08 160 4 208 80 4 210 00 90 91 150 4 215 00 4 256 90 173 82 4 4 324 20 4 371 00 192 27 cis 4 776 20 4 801 50 127 45 130 4 810 60 4 818 90 105 08 120 110 100 90 After Grinding 80 Start Distance ft Stop Distance Ft IRI Cin mi 70 gt 255 10 278 20 119 51 60 4 230 00 4 241 50 97 03 50 4 323 70 4 339 10 111 65 40 4 783 60 4 788 80 94 89 Qu o 20 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 6 000 Distance Ft No Grinding After Grinding Long Continuous Report The Long Continuous roughness report normally indicates general ride quality includes the following for before and after grinding p Defective segments table Continuous ride index chart and comparison chart Map showing locations above the threshold indicating hot spots or failed areas Mouse over each hot spot to show information including the start stop distance and the ride index value Page 114 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses An example without a comparison chart Smoothness Assurance Long Continuous A No Grinding L7 EJ amp R Start Distan
7. fin mt 100 68 26 63 143 17 94 98 94 02 90 85 173 99 192 69 127 43 104 70 File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Profile 9 LEley Full E IRI Cin ri E RElew E 200 0 500 1 000 1 500 2000 2500 3 000 3 500 4000 4500 5 000 5 500 6 000 Distance ft Profile LEle ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Fixed Interval analysis results excluding leave outs You can select each profile or file for two channel indexes to display the analysis results The Length column in the table shows the actual length used for ride index computation by excluding the leave out sections The segments would advance until one reaches the start of a leave out location and this specific segment may contain less than a full interval After passing the end of a leave out the segments would re start advancing with the fixed interval again It would repeat the above process once encountering other leave outs Roughness indexes will be reported within each segment full fixed interval or partial interval and the actual lengths for all segments are also reported Leave out areas are not plotted in the bar chart Ride Quality Analysis Type Ride Quality Index Threshold in mi Segment Length ft Fixed Interval Y IRI 50 00 528 00 File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Profile V LElev Full 7 F RElev i Profile 7 E Chart E Table Ey BS 65 60 55 50 45 40
8. mn 35 c 30 a 20 15 10 5 0 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 Distance ft Start Stop Distance ft Length Distance ft Ft E 1 128 10 1 656 10 1 656 10 2 164 10 528 00 528 00 m 2210 3 033 00 NAAA CANAS 3 450 10 3 978 10 526 00 3 978 10 4 506 10 528 00 4 506 10 5 034 10 528 00 5 034 10 5 499 90 465 00 Page 99 5 000 5 500 LElew IRI mr 59 94 28 90 29 59 31 20 32 53 33 01 47 67 63 57 43 76 28 47 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Rolling Straightedge RSE This analysis simulates the rolling straightedge RSE measurement from profiles collected using inertial profilers It can determine the vertical deviation between the center of the straightedge and the profile for every increment in the profile data Profile Selection Any number of profiles may be selected The section for each profile may be selected S ety Close Add Files Save Report Project Es Viewer Editor Rolling Straightedge Straightedge Length ft File Profile Section iS Deviation Threshold im Analyze RElew None A different wavelength filter can be specified for each file by clicking the hyperlink for each input field A pop up dialog box would appear to allow you to select filter settings Ww anath Eta Wavelength Filte Filter Type Short Cutoff Wavelength ft The following filters are available None Bu
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10. 12 0 F Right Elevation Full Rundi W Left Elevation Full 12 0 l Right Elevation Rund2 Y Left Elevation E Full l Right Elevation Runds Left Elevation E Full F Right Elevation W Left Elevation Full l Right Elevation Y Left Elevation F Full Right Elevation Left Elevation F Full F Right Elevation Left Elevation F Full L Right Elevation Inputs N A Outputs The outputs of the precision and bias analysis are Bias Precision Bias Classification Precision Classification Y YY YY Bias Classification Precision Classification Page 85 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Profiler Certification Module PCM The Profiler Certification analysis includes the ability to compare multiple runs of a profiler 1 e repeatability test and compare those repeats with a basis profile 1 e accuracy test The Profiler Certification analysis is based on the guidelines in the AASHTO R56 Standard Practice for Certification of Inertial Profiling Systems Profile Selection Comparison profiles and one basis in a two channel format or two basis in a one channel format profiles may be selected Selection of a basis profile is only required for the accuracy test Selection is on a file basis all profiles in a selected file will be used if possible Only profiles marked as Left or Right will be analyzed Left profiles will only be compared against other Left profiles and the same for the Right profil
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12. I I I I I 1 I 1 1 1 l I A E w gt D o a o T Thm aU in 4 000 4 050 4 100 4 150 4200 4 250 4 300 4 350 4 400 4 450 4 500 Distance FE Profile LElew Page 102 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Smoothness Assurance Module SAM The Smoothness Assurance Module can be used to produce ride quality reports and optimize grinding strategies by analyzing measurements from profiles collected using inertial profilers It can determine the out of spec locations and recommend must erind locations It also provides very flexible user defined erinding strategies A comprehensive report can then be generated to include ride quality reports before and after grinding Three types of ride quality RQ analyses can be performed Short Continuous Long Continuous and Fixed interval This module is divided into four sections Inputs Ride Quality Analysis Grinding and Grinding Analysis The comparison analysis shows a chart side by side with the other analyses The comparison chart can be synchronized with the continuous charts so that zooming and scrolling take place simultaneously in both charts Smoothness Assurance Analyze Grind Navigate Ride Quality File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Quality Index Profile Y Ltlew Full gt RElev Analysis Segment Length Threshold Histogram ft inmi Short Continuous 25 90 Histogram Long Continuous 528 50 Histogram
13. Pi Profilograph Response in 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 6 000 4 328 01 4 342 63 0 30 pistancetro 4 346 656 4 350 019 0 10 Page 92 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Ride Quality The Ride Quality module includes three types of ride statistics analyses Overall for the entire trace Continuous reporting at every sample location and Fixed Interval reporting at a fixed interval or a lot length Ride Quality wi j Analyze Analysis Type Fixed Interval File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Stats V Left Elevation Full Y Overall Ride Quality Index Continuous P Right Elevation P Threshold n m Segment Length ft 25 Profile Selection Any number of profiles may be selected The section to be analyzed can be specified for each file You need to determine whether the Apply 250mm Filter should be applied depending on whether the profile has been previous smoothed or filtered with a low pass filtering If in doubt contact your profiler manufacturers Ride Quality 3 Analysis Type Continuous File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Quality Index IRI Threshold in mi Segment Length ft Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template The inputs include bp Analysis Type Selection from Overall Fixed Interval Continuous Pp Ride Qual
14. Project RQ Ge 2 Units O Help Page 59 ProVAL User s Guide Editor The tag numbers for default non optional tags cannot be changed History cannot be modified Filtering The following modifications are allowed in the Editor Filtering gt j Apply filtering Save filtered file Default file names will be used with the current name used as the base name Different wavelength filters can be specified The following filters are available j V Y VYYVTYY Butterworth Band pass Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass TRI Moving average Band pass Moving average Low pass Moving average High pass Editor Filtering Short Cutoff Wavelength Fr Y Butterworth Band pass F Butterworth Low pass Long Cutoff wavelength FEI Butterworth High pass IRI T Moving Average Band pass The Butterworth filter set is effectively a 6 order Butterworth filter It is implemented by cascading a first order and second order Butterworth filters in the forward direction then repeating in the backward direction The performance of this filter was validated with numerous profile data including those from the FHWA 2004 Profiler Roundup The moving average filter is based on standard two way moving average algorithm The IRI filter is a quarter car filter with the golden car parameters in the ASTM IRI standard The output of the IRI filter unlike others is in profile slope Page 60 ProVAL User s Guide Editor
15. The release notes in PDF format for this version of ProVAL can be viewed through the Help menu of the Home screen This document includes new features changes and known issues Support Clicking the Support menu under Help will launch the default web browser on your computer and load the ProVAL homepage About Clicking the About menu under Help will display the About window that consists of the information about the version of ProVAL running the link to the ProVAL webpage etc LS Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration PROVAL ProVAL 3 40 0288 32 bit wwnw roadprofile com 1 512 451 6235 Copyright 2000 2012 The Transtec Group Inc This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Page 41 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer Chapter VIEWER This module is for viewing profiles Any number of profiles may be selected Thumbnails of profiles ate displayed on the left of the Viewer screen Selected profiles will be shown in the chart on the right Profile Selection and Display On the left hand panel of the Viewer screen all imported files are displayed as thumbnails and available profiles can be selected to be displayed Files can be added using the Add
16. 01 0 53 2 90 00 60 00 1 92 0 92 80 00 70 00 2 54 1 77 a 70 00 60 00 3 91 3 75 60 00 50 00 5 65 4 87 50 00 40 00 11 75 12 63 40 00 30 00 31 40 30 28 30 00 20 00 34 26 37 06 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 20 00 10 00 5 22 6 56 No Grinding So 10 00 0 00 0 00 0 32 E E E z 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 After Grinding Long Continuous Histogram Results The results for the histogram of the Long Continuous roughness reports include m Percent of Pavement Out of Spec Histogram tables Histogram charts Page 117 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses A view of the histograms of long continuous reports for before and after grinding Navigate vw Smoothness Assurance Long Continuous Histogram Validation W j Analyze Grind Total Out of Spec No Grinding E Pp Total Out of Spec Grinded 140 Max IRI injmi Min IRI finfmi No Grinding Grinded co 120 00 0 00 0 00 120 120 00 110 00 0 00 0 00 110 00 100 00 0 00 0 00 ae 100 00 90 00 0 00 0 00 80 E 90 00 80 00 0 00 0 00 S 80 00 70 00 0 00 0 00 g 60 70 00 60 00 5 77 0 00 id 60 00 50 00 9 74 0 00 50 00 40 00 24 90 25 43 20 40 00 30 00 35 96 49 92 4 0 ime MS papa 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 20 00 10 00 0 00 0 00 No Grinding 10 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 amp E 140 120 100 80 IRI inmi 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 After Grinding Page 118 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Analysis with a Comparison Chart The above illustrated SAM
17. 04 199 00 215 25 231 20 247 16 263 32 279 28 295 36 Description Spacing Ft Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Crack Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Crack Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint NaN 16 1 15 8 16 0 16 0 16 0 0 0 16 0 16 1 15 9 16 0 16 0 0 0 16 3 16 0 16 3 16 0 16 0 16 2 16 0 16 1 Y y Joint Spacing Ft Elevation in o on RH q amp eRe 0 50 Joints fa E 100 150 150 06_155 Left Elevation 200 250 300 Distance Ft Nominal Joint Spacing 16 Ft 200 250 300 Distance Ft yw Cracks 350 350 400 450 500 400 450 500 550 06_155 Left Elevation 550 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses In the lower left panel enable disable or reclassify joints and cracks Enabled Distance Hi dl qa ss 28 a Description Spacing ft 6 83 Joint 22 92 Joint 28 4 Joint 24 70 Joint 40 02 Joint 06 83 Joint A 00 43 Crack mi 102 81 Joint 134 76 Joint 150 75 Joint 126 77 Teint MaN 16 1 15 8 16 0 16 0 16 0 0 0 16 0 16 1 15 9 16 0 ic Select the top level profile to show the maximum joint spacing for each segment Itis useful to identify missing joints for given segments em 06 155 Left Elevation Oto 526 528 to 1056 1056 to 1584 1584 to 2112 2112 to 2640 2640 to 3168 3168 to 3477 06_1 55 Right Elevation ee 06_1 55 Left Elevatio
18. 47 74 873 61 0 00 47 74 873 72 0 00 47 74 Text Unknown Location Mot a Profile ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started File Import Wizard Inputs ee File 02 Paveset pwst Type Text Sample Interval Mot a Profile 873 30 Not a Profile 0 00 Sample Interval Unit feo o Left 47 74 Elevation Unit Decimal Symbol Data Starting Row 7 records 3 873 30 0 00 47 74 873 40 0 00 47 74 873 51 0 00 47 74 873 61 0 00 47 74 7 873 72 0 00 47 74 gt Click Next gt and Finished to import and save the file into the current project File Import Wizard Results All Files imported Page 21 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started S 30d 21 2 it Close Add Files Save Report ver Editor Analysis Analysis Project 5 gt RQ 2 c ME Ad m Z wa 150 200 250 300 350 400 Distance ft 02 Paveset_Left Full Page 22 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Basic Operation A step by step process for a typical viewing and analysis is as follows Step 1 Start a new ProVAL project using the New button on the ProVAL home screen and it creates an Untitled project You can elect to save is as another file name Let s leave it for now Shot Close Add Files bave Proje Page 23 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started pb Step 2 Use the Add Files button on the ProVAL toolbar to sele
19. 677 80 Distance ft 22 678 78 22 896 16 Ne Sioding E 22 906 95 22 942 58 4 gt 2 xe QGIGA 0 4 02 G E S 0 0 al gt Db W 9 2 0 4 21 900 22 000 22 100 22 200 22 300 22 400 22 500 22 600 22 700 22 800 22 900 23 000 Distance Ft 02M03700 Left Elevation No Grinding 4 G An example of WIM index report with a comparison chart and auto grind grinding results This is a powerful combination of charts to examine erinding effects on the WIM index report Therefore an adequate erinding strategy can be selected to obtain a desired location for a WIM site Optimal WIM Locator Results Validation Fl e Analyze Grind Navigate vi Lame Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft E gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 22 167 51 22 214 59 _ 22 218 18 22 257 41 22 276 70 22 337 17 22 372 80 22 482 31 22 512 39 22 531 68 22 548 67 22 560 44 22 594 11 22 677 80 21 900 22 000 22 100 22 200 22 300 22 400 22 500 22 600 22 700 22 800 22 900 23 000 22 678 78 22 896 16 Distance Ft 22 906 95 22 942 58 No Grinding After Grinding gt 4 o OGRE Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft ge F de gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 22 167 84 22 257 41 02 22 276 70 22 332 92 22 333 58 22 339 79 50 0 22 372 48 22 484 28 Ei 22 511 08 22 560 44 0 2 22 578 42 22 636 94 22 637 26 22 649 03 21 900 22 000 22 100 22 200 22 300 22 400 22 500 22 600 22 700 22 800 22 900 23 000 22 651 32 22 677 80 Distanc
20. Files icon within the Project category on the toolbar S st Close Add Files Save Report Project T gt Elevation in 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 Distance ft Compare_01_LElev Compare_02_LElev Compare_03_LElev Compare_04_LElev Compare_05_LElev Page 42 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer Viewing Profile Sections Clicking a thumbnail with the left mouse button brings up a menu to select which section to view Choose from the Full profile or a section that has been created in the Editor See Sections and Event Markers in this guide for more details on creating sections and selecting the default 1 20 PEARL EB INSIDE Vi Left Eleva ANS V Right Elev Show on map Rename File Delete File Export File Profile Rename Delete Export The thumbnail menu also includes actions to manipulate files Rename Delete and Export to PPF files Keep in mind that all imported profile data is contained within a single project file 17 Left Wheel Path 210 lj C Centerline A F Right Wheel Path Rename File Delete File Export File Profile names can be changed by clicking the existing profiles with the right mouse button or the context menu key and selecting Rename Profile Page 43 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer Show Events Event markers can be turned on and off using the Show Events button on the
21. Lead In Length Ft a A A AAN nl o Events Sections Info Filtering Basic The following profile modifications are allowed in the Editor Basic screen Location Information Sample Interval distance between stored sampling points Length distance for the entire trace Lead In Length lead in distance to start location Lead Out Length lead out distance from the end location Distance Offset offset to the start location 1 e zero distance reference Y YY YYY Click Save to save changes to the location information Page 50 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Editor Basic Sample Interval in Lead In Length ft Lead Out Length ft Distance Offset ft Milepost related inputs Profiling Direction Beginning Milepost mile mM Shaded areas will indicate the lead in and lead out portions of the profile if assigned as non zero values Editor Basic File 00_Basic_ Sample pees Navigate Noctionhfomaton esta ve gt E Sample Interval in E Lest Lead In Length ft Lead Out Length ft 300 02 Distance Offset ft 5 Profiling Direction El Beginning Milepost mile Start Latitude 500 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance ft Start Longitude 10 _ He E Leadin amp Lead Out Milepost related Inputs p Profiling direction direction regarding the distance reference system such as milepost Beginning milepost reference milepost at the sta
22. Map Q A Locations Map Export Location 92 421455 32 522862 EM 2 Ra gt s 20 NH451050101 I 20 EBOL 101706 eventi Distance ft 10 350 88 Import of Event Markers Currently event markers in the ProVAL ppf TxDOT pro Dynatest rsp and Ames Idf adf profile data files can be imported Page 54 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Sections When switching to the Editor Sections window the Editor button group would be activated in the toolbar m Add remove and change Sections Types of sections include Generic and Leave out The default section for analyses is defined as the Full or entire profile trace section but can be changed using the Default Section dropdown ProVAL 3 5 Analysis Analysis RO TENN mepes Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Length ft Start Latitude Start Longitude Stop Latitude Stop Longitude Type Name gt 800 00 1400 00 599 99 0 0 0 7199 99 7949 98 749 99 0 0 0 0 Leave out Sectl O Leave out Sect Elevation ini 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 5500 5 000 5 500 6 000 6 500 7 000 7 500 8 000 8 500 9 000 Distance ft eft Elevation Right Elevation P Leave out After adding a section enter the section name start distance and stop distance Set the type to Generic or Leave out Optionally enter the GPS coordinates Export data in the selected Secti
23. and Anal SIS sana a eaten eae 129 AAC AS dis 129 WIM Locator RepoOlt ooccccccnccnnccccccnnononcnnccnnconcnnononcnnoncnnonnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnrnnnnrnrrnnnrnnnnnnninnnnas 130 OTHER INFORMATION pst its 132 WED Sa iia 132 References ProVAL User s Guide Introduction INTRODUCTION ProVAL Profile Viewing and Analysis is an engineering software application that allows you to view and analyze longitudinal pavement profiles in many different ways You can import profiles from various other formats and view them in the Viewer window If needed you can edit profile information and manipulate the profiles using the Profile Editor Entire analysis projects can be saved which preserves user information and analysis inputs After analyses have been performed you can print a report of the original profile and the results of any analyses The purpose of this document is to describe all software operations and hardware requirements for ProVAL Page 7 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started PROVAL INSTALLATION Hardware While ProVAL should run on any system from the past several years we recommend at least the following for the most pleasant experience 2 GHz processor 2GBRAM 1440x900 display resolution if widescreen display 1280x960 resolution for non widescreen Software Supported operating systems are Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit and Windows 7 32 or 64 bit Mi
24. and bias analysis based on the ASTM E 950 98 Standard test Method for Measuring the Longitudinal Profile of Traveled Surfaces with an Accelerometer Established Inertial Profiling Reference requires 11 profiles including one reference profile measured with a reference profiler such as rod and level along the same pavement section This ASTM specification also requires that the pavement section be 321 8 m 1056 ft long with the profile measured at increments of 0 3048 m 1 ft Beginning at 0 and taking 1056 additional measurements each of the profiles must have 1057 data points Close AddFiles Save Report Project ll gt Precision and Bias Validation w File Profile Basis Sample Interval mm RefProfile Fl Left Elevation 304 800000 Right Elevation Rungi Left Elevation 304 800000 Right Elevation Rund2 Left Elevation 304 800000 Right Elevation RunO3 Left Elevation 304 800000 Right Elevation C Rund4 Eli eft Flevatinn Fl 304 800000 The ASTM E17 Vehicle Surface Interaction committee is currently revising the ASTM E950 This module may be deprecated soon Page 84 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Profile Selection Eleven profiles must be selected one reference profile and ten comparison profiles The section length must be 1056 ft and the sample interval must be 1 ft for a total of 1057 data points Precision and Bias File Profile Basis Section Sample Interval in RefProfile Left Elevation Full
25. byte floating point binary Page 17 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started formats Information about the ERD files can be found on the UMTRI website http www umtri umich edu erd software erd_file html The profile data and most of the header information are also imported P Dipstick elv files They are Dipstick data in text format without any headers Pp KJLaw Text files a These files usually end with file extensions such as a01 202 etc The profile data and most of the header information are also imported KJLaw Binary files p These files usually end with file extensions such as p01 p02 etc The profile data and most of the header information are also imported bp Dynatest RSP File rsp These files are generated by the field program of Dynatest Mark II or III version 35 00 or above The rsp event markers and GPS information can be also imported Pp TxDOT pro ProVAL can import the newer TxDOT pro format Event markers will also be imported Ames File ard adf Idf These are file formats adf is newer than ldf generated by the Ames profiler field programs The GPS information and event markers can also be imported Additional event markers for the lead in and lead out locations may be added It is possible that other file types could be added to the application s importing capability in the future as manufacturers and software developers make their file specifications available to the FHWA and
26. column names You can then open any other Windows application such as MS Word and paste the table results there Ride Quality Analyze Analysis Type Fixed Interval File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter l 00_Basic Sample V LElev Full V Ride Quit nde s Threshold n m Segment Length ft 528 00 00_Basic_Sample v S Chart J Table Ey BS Start Stop Length LElev IRI Distance ft Distance ft ft in mi 0 00 528 05 528 05 182 82 528 05 1 056 10 528 05 182 95 1 056 10 1 584 15 528 05 178 36 1 584 15 2 112 21 528 05 203 57 292 2 640 26 528 05 189 44 Copy table to Clipboard 3168 31 528 05 185 08 Copy table without column names 3 696 36 528 05 176 03 4 224 41 528 05 180 15 4 752 46 528 05 176 63 4 752 46 5 280 51 528 05 176 63 5 280 51 5 285 27 3 93 272 97 Page 32 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Options User preferences are divided into three areas General Settings Analysis and Chart Color Templates General Settings Under General Settings you can change the following to fit your needs al al Use SI Units If checked SI units will be applied to the application if not USCS units will be used Enable Recording Log If checked event logs would be recorded Enabling this option is recommended and will enable Support to easier diagnose issues Show Online Content on the Start Page If checked the ProVAL Online section will be display
27. devices that are capable doing so Profilograph indexes are computed and scallops can be identified and viewed graphically Profile Selection Any number of profiles may be selected The section to be analyzed can be specified for each file A basis rofile must be selected When profiles from different files are selected the basis profile will be used to determine the locations of segments aniano Band 0r re rman Sap Wat pe an Sao Heh r Scallop Rounding Increment in 0 10 Segment ena 8 Raw Profile Index Rounded Profile Index _ Wheel Offsets A different wavelength filter can be specified for each file by clicking the hyperlink for each input field A pop up dialog box would appear to allow you to select filter settings Ag aan L Cub WRaOVETETIC tn Ite tar Filter Type F Butterworth Low pass Short Cutoff Wavelength Y Gu tterworth Low ass Y Moving Average Low pass The following filters are available Butterworth Low pass Moving Average Low pass Page 90 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template However the template will set the wavelength filter for each file The inputs include Blanking Band Minimum Scallop Width Minimum Scallop Height Scallop Rounding Increment Segment length Selection for reporting Raw or Rounded Profilograph Index Wh
28. or just a file See the above Profile Selection section for details Smoothness Assurance lp Analyze q Grind Navigate v Ride Quality File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter a Profile Y LElev Full Y F RElev lal Analysis Segment Length ft Short Continuous Long Continuous Fixed Interval Type Profile X Srnigntedge Length C Filter Butterworth High pass 100 00 ft Pp Segment length Different values can be specified for the three Ride Quality analyses Normally a shorter segment or baselength would be used for the Short Continuous analysis e g 25 ft for finding localized roughness while a longer one would be used for the Long Continuous analysis e g 528 ft for ride quality report Pp Threshold Different values can be specified for the three Ride Quality analyses A good example of combination of baselengths and threshold 1s as follows Smoothness Assurance p Analyze ql Grind Navigate v maiii File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter imac ESTA RElev Analysis Segment Length Threshold Histogram ft in mi Short Continuous 25 90 Histogram Long Continuous 528 50 Histogram Fixed Interval 528 50 Histogram A default histogram would be provided for the continuous analyses A dialog box would pop up when clicking the Histogram hyperlink input Page 104 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Histogram Lower Bound fini Upper Bound fin mi Class Interval inmi Cancel
29. the ProVAL development team File Import Wizard ProVAL can also import generic files in text format using a File Import Wizard The generic text file needs to consist of profile data in column s and separated by a symbol There shall not be blank lines or other non data lines in the data block The file headers are optional and will be skipped during file import It is recommended to inspect the data using a text editor and find out additional information about the profile before using the File Import Wizard The steps to import such files are as follows Use the Add Files button to start the Open file dialog box Ss 2 it Close Save Report awer Editor Analysis Analysis Project RO gt P Select All Files under the Files of type selection and select a generic text file Page 18 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Look in Data import l 00_Basic_Sample ERD Ilea DO_Basic_Sample ppf My Recent EJO1_Dipstick ELv Documents BATEE 03 FHwa IP po E 04_Ames LDF Es 05_Ames adf 19 06_BinaryERD BIN 06_BinaryERD ERD 07 Dynatest RSP le os KJLawText PO9 109 TxDOTPro pro i Copy of 02_Paveset erd File name 02_Paveset pyst My Network Files of type All Files E Cancel Pp A File Import Wizard will pop up with a table displaying the first 100 rows of information from the file Note that the File Import Wizard will also launch when
30. 0 22 200 22 400 22 600 22 800 23 000 Distance Ft No Grinding 4 gt An example of WIM index report without a comparison chart but with grinding results Optimal WIM Locator Results Validation 9 pe Analyze Grind Navigate v 2 0MB Start Distance Ft Stop Distance FE iE z gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 300 Li 22 167 51 22 214 59 280 22 218 18 22 257 41 260 22 276 70 22 337 17 240 22 372 80 22 482 31 220 22 512 39 22 531 68 are 22 548 67 22 560 44 E 180 22 594 11 22 677 80 S lt 160 22 678 78 22 896 16 y 5140 120 a Start Distance FE Stop Distance ift a 50 gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 an 22 167 84 22 257 41 jo 22 276 70 22 332 92 m 22 333 58 22 339 79 f 22 372 48 22 484 28 22 000 22 200 22 400 22 600 22 800 23 000 22 511 08 22 560 44 Distance 1H i 22 576 42 22 636 94 No Grinding After Grinding 22 637 26 22 649 03 3 22 651 32 22 677 80 w 4 Page 130 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Analysis with a Comparison Chart An example of WIM index report with a comparison chart but without grinding results Optimal WIM Locator Results Validation W Analyze Gririd Navigate vi No Grinding Q amp Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft x gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 22 167 51 22 214 59 22 218 18 22 257 41 22 276 70 22 337 17 22 372 80 22 482 31 22 512 39 22 531 68 22 548 67 22 560 44 21 900 22 000 22 100 22 200 22 300 22 400 22 500 22 600 22 700 22 800 22 900 23 000 22 594 11 22
31. 0 3 000 4 500 5 000 Distance Ft ES No Grinding uN After Grinding i E o p gt o a N Elevation in 4 500 5 000 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 Distance Ft Profile_LElew Profile_LElew After Grinding Page 127 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Optimal WIM Site Locator OWL The Optimal Weigh In Motion Site Locator OWL module can be used to determine qualified locations for Weight In Motion WIM sites from profiles collected using inertial profilers per the AASHTO MP 14 Standard Specification for Smoothness of Pavement in Weigh in Motion WIM Systems It also provides optional but very flexible user defined grinding strategies A comprehensive report can then be generated to include WIM index reports before and after grinding The WIM error index thresholds are adopted from the AASHTO MP14 11 Standard Specification for Smoothness of Pavement in Weigh in Motion WIM Systems Type I lower threshold is 1 339 m km upper threshold is 2 700 m km Type II lower threshold is 1 861 m km upper threshold is 3 752 m km This module is divided into three sections Inputs Grinding and Results Profile Selection The OWL analysis requires one profile of a file The section must be specified for the file or profile 5 Units Close Add Files Save Report Viewer Editor Project Site Type ile Profile Section E Left Elevation E Right Elevation a 02M
32. 0 60 167 10 Forward 0 00 n a 16 50 Head Position 7 188 00 200 10 Forward 0 00 n a 12 10 7 209 40 228 20 Forward 0 00 18 80 Wheelbase ft 7 237 30 251 30 Forward 0 00 n a 14 00 Tandem Spread ft 7 272 60 278 10 Forward 0 00 n a 5 50 Short Cutoff Wavelength fi Y 4 076 10 4 087 00 Forward 0 00 n a 10 90 Total round Spot grinding locations can be displayed as orange coded segments on the map Mouse over each erinding spot to show information include the start and stop distances Page 109 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses If grinding occurs at the beginning or end of a profile there may be a sharp change in the raw profile Because of the grinder s wheelbase grinding cannot occur at the very beginning or end of the profile so those segments should be ignored It is recommended to provide profile that extends beyond the project range with extra lengths at the beginning and end in order to properly sit the grinder Grinding location tables include the following information that can be edited l Enabled Yes No m Start Distance amp Stop Distance Pp Direction Selection from Forward Forward Forward Forward Reverse Reverse Reverse Forward Reverse Reverse 5 E a gt gt a Smoothness Assurance Grinding Grinder Type Maximum Grinding Depth in Head Position Wheelbase Ft Tandem Spread Ft Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft Head Height distance between the grin
33. 00 n a 12 50 y Short Cutoff Wavelength ft Total Ground ft e 9 0GB 5 Elevation in O 200 400 600 800 1 0001 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 4 800 5 000 Distance ft e Page 119 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Step 3 Navigate to Short Continuous to view the short continuous roughness report vs filtered profile plot You may zoom in to examine detailed comparison Smoothness Assurance Short Continuous Analyze Grind 8 amp RS Start Stop IRI a Distance ft Distance ft in mi 142 25 150 42 102 74 186 25 195 33 97 98 205 50 235 67 11470 248 83 2375 129 AL 2 682 42 2 683 58 90 25 5 2 901 42 2 933 33 11785 3 360 42 3 368 67 101 84 3 493 92 3 549 42 183 32 3 600 17 3 645 25 216 33 0 500 1 000 1500 2000 2500 3 000 3 500 4000 4500 5 000 3 975 42 403342 151 44 Distance ft 4 gt amete s Start Stop IRI a Distance ft Distance ft in mi 216 08 236 50 103 15 236 92 237 42 90 33 wii 255 25 268 33 455 E 3 513 92 3 537 00 115 48 5 0 0 3 597 67 3 623 83 m2 3 626 83 3 627 92 90 24 3 973 83 3 975 17 91 26 0 5 3 976 75 3 978 50 91 81 3 982 00 3 994 17 10719 0 500 1 000 1500 2000 2500 3 000 3500 4000 4500 5 000 Distance ft Profile LElev Profile LElev Ground 4 b The chart control for the comparison charts includes a button with two way arrows to turn on and off of the synchronized viewing for both char
34. 03700 BWHP W Left Elevation Full E Right Elevation V Use Bridging Filter E 4 Show Comparison Comparison Filter None Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles would not affect the template The Grinding simulation is optional and the after grinding results would be included in all result screens for comparison if performed Page 128 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses WIM Index Inputs and Analysis Optimal WIM Locator Inputs Validation jpevAnalyze Grind oi less Navigate lt lt vi Site Type File Profile Section 02M03700 Left Elevation Type I Right Elevation Type I 02M03700 BWHP Y Left Elevation Full F Right Elevation Y Use Bridging Filter Show Comparison Comparison Filter None The inputs include Site Type Select from Type I and Type IL This input would determine what WIM index threshold values be used as per the AASHTO MP14 specification Tire Bridging Filter User can choose whether to apply tire bridging filter to the profile prior to WIM index analysis If the Tire bridging filter option is not selected a default moving average filter will be applied with a cutoff baselength of 250 mm Show Comparison chart User can choose whether to show comparison profile chart If so user can select a filter type and associated cutoff wavelength inputs to ap
35. 1 00 66 8 Run 1 00 63 2 Runt 1 00 384 1 Runs 1 00 80 8 Rund9 0 00 92 5 Runo 0 00 81 1 The Navigate button can be used to switch among different output charts which include Correlation Chart or Correlogram Correlation coefficient values at all tested offsets Profile Synchronization Correlation Analyze Apply Offsetsi Navigate w iT as File Relative Maximum Offset ft Correlation 9 r Rundl 0 00 100 0 Rund2 1 00 68 0 Run03 1 00 63 6 Rund4 1 00 63 7 Run05 1 00 66 8 Rund6 1 00 63 2 Run 1 00 84 1 Runt 1 00 80 8 Rund9 0 00 92 5 ne Run 0 0 00 81 1 a a E E i 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Offset ft Run01_Left Elevation Run02_Left Elevation Run03_Left Elevation Run04_Left Elevation Run05_Left Elevation Run06_Left Elevation Run07_Left Elevation Run08_Left Elevation Run09_Left Elevation Run10_Left Elevation hal Page 75 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses m Shifted Profiles Chart Elevation Basis profile compared with the shifted comparison profile 0 3 0 2 0 1 a Elevation fini 0 1 200 D 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 Distance ft RefProfile_LeftElevation Run01_Left Elevation Run02_Left Elevation Run03_Left Elevation Run04_Left Elevation RunO5 Left Elevation Run06_Left Elevation Run07_Left Elevation Run08_Left Elevation Rund9_Left Elevation Run10_Left Elevation Shifted Filtered Profiles Chart Slope Basis profile slop
36. 1 600 1 600 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 600 3 000 Distance Ft 00_Basic_Sample_LElew Full D00_Basic_Sample_RElew Full Zoom History backward and forward arrows Preserve the zoom history so that you can zoom back and forth similar to back and forward buttons in a Web browser They will be activated in green only when zooming to certain levels Corey Pp Zoom Scale magnifier glass symbol When entering this mode the chart will set a zoom level equal to a predefined scale Predefined zoom scales are 0 1 miles 0 5 miles and 1 mile or 0 1 km 0 5 km and 1 0 km if SI unit system is specified in the Options Zoom scales cannot be changed at this time es GES 0 5 miles 1 0 mile 44 Overview Full magnifier glass symbol with a frame Show the full length of the chart e o 0 6 bp Panning Allows you to grab the chart using the right mouse button the mouse icon would change into a hand symbol and move it instead of using the scrollbars Page 38 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started pa Oo B amp BS Distance Ft 1569 6130 Elevation in 0 2943 gt 3 R Elevation in oO 1 400 1 450 1 500 1 550 1 600 1 650 1 700 Distance Ft 00_Basic_Sample_LElev Full 00_Basic_Sample_RElew Full Pp Copy Image to Clipboard Allows an image of the chart be exported to the Windows Clipboard O Basic example My Recent Documents
37. 114 70 TM 248 83 273 75 12204 E 2 682 42 2 683 58 90 25 B10 2 901 42 2 933 33 117 85 3 493 92 3 549 42 183 32 3 600 17 3 645 25 216 33 3 975 42 4 033 42 151 44 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 0 4 500 5 000 Distance Ft No Grinding After Grinding vr 4 gt After Grinding E E CETE A Distance Ft 1144 7560 Elevation in 0 3584 Start Stop IRI a Distance ift Distance Ft Gnjmi 0 5 216 08 236 50 103 15 0 4 236 92 237 42 90 33 0 3 255 25 268 33 9455 202 3 513 83 3 537 00 116 04 501 3 597 67 3 623 83 121 30 0 0 3 626 83 3 627 92 90 25 Ol 3 973 83 3 975 17 91 26 92 3 976 75 3 978 50 91 81 ic 0 4 See ADO A 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance FE Profile_LElew Profile_LElev After Grinding v 4 b Page 125 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses The roughness plots and profiles within the leave outs will be excluded in the long continuous report Smoothness Assurance Long Continuous Validation j Analyze Grind izo Navigate No Grinding e R Start Stop IRI Distance FE Distance Ft imfmi 70 264 00 305 50 54 18 65 2 801 58 3 033 00 56 19 60 3 450 08 3 563 63 69 89 55 IRI inmi oo Kk Y wo nao won amp Qu o Pa on 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 007 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance Ft No Grinding After Grifding Start Stop IRI Distance Ft Distance Ft tin mi 0 5 3 450 08 3 631 50 54 52 0 4 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000
38. 2 29 107 80 00 70 00 4 01 1 89 70 00 60 00 3 77 3 81 60 00 50 00 6 11 6 04 50 00 40 00 16 11 14 19 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 40 00 30 00 32 83 34 41 Occurrences No Grinding 9 30 00 20 00 26 41 30 18 pp 20 00 10 00 2 51 6 17 10 00 0 00 0 00 0 07 140 120 100 E 80 60 40 20 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Occurrences After Grinding Page 123 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Step 7 Navigate to Long Continuous Histogram to view the histogram of the long continuous roughness report Smoothness Assurance Long Continuous Histogram Analyze Grind Total Out of Spec No Grinding R Total Out of Spec After Grinding 140 MaxIRI MinIRI No Grinding After Grinding in mi in mi 9 9 120 120 00 0 00 0 00 100 120 00 110 00 0 00 0 00 _ 110 00 100 00 0 00 oo 80 100 00 90 00 0 00 000 60 90 00 80 00 0 00 oo 7 pe 80 00 70 00 2 33 0 00 70 00 60 00 10 83 0 00 20 60 00 50 00 16 54 0 00 0 50 00 40 00 16 13 31 15 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 40 00 30 00 51 29 65 80 Occurrences No Grinding 9 30 00 20 00 2 89 3 05 pp 20 00 10 00 0 00 0 00 10 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 140 120 100 E 80 60 40 20 0 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Occurrences After Grinding Analysis by Excluding Leave outs If Leave out sections are defined the SAM analysis will exclude results within the leave outs sections The behaviors are similar to that for the Ride Quality analysis module The grinding locatio
39. 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance Ft Profile_LElew Profile_LElew After Grinding The profiles within the leave outs will be excluded in the fixed interval report The Length column in the table shows the actual length used for ride index computation by excluding the leave out sections The segments would advance until one reaches the start of a leave out location and this specific segment may contain less than a full interval After passing the end of a leave out the segments would re start advancing with the fixed interval again It would repeat the above process once encountering other leave outs Roughness indexes will be reported within each segment full fixed interval or partial interval and the actual lengths for all segments are also reported Leave out areas are not plotted in the bar chart Smoothness Assurance Fixed Inte Start Stop Length No After Distance Distance Ft Grinding Grinding 1 Bee 2 aa ee eee ne 0 00 400 00 400 00 62 98 51 59 BEB BEB BRP PRR RRR Ree ee eee eee eee 600 08 1 126 08 526 00 32 55 32 55 1 126 08 1 656 06 526 00 32 21 32 21 1 656 08 2 184 08 526 00 32 12 32 12 ww 189 DB n End 4 98 wie 24 an wake an n ae e 2 712 08 3 033 00 320 92 51 94 41 054 MAA AAA AAA AAA AAA 3 450 08 3 978 08 528 00 60 11 42 07 3 976 08 4506 08 528 00 42 63 36 93 4 506 08 4 583 25 76 33 38 22 38 22 Page 126 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses 50 Bo o IRI imfmi ow o 20 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 50
40. 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 4 800 5 000 Distance ft Profile LElev Profile LElev Ground Smoothness Assurance Fixed Interval Analyze Grind S Chart Tabie Ea E 3 Start Stop Length No Grinding No Grinding After Grinding After Grinding Distance ft Distance ft ft IRI in mi Defect Count IRI in mi Defect Count 0 00 528 00 528 00 54 00 4 45 37 3 528 00 1 056 00 528 00 31 16 0 31 16 0 1 056 00 1 584 00 528 00 32 25 0 32 25 0 1 584 00 2 112 00 528 00 32 54 0 32 54 0 2 112 00 2 640 00 528 00 36 23 0 34 17 0 2 640 00 3 168 00 528 00 54 80 2 43 85 0 3 168 00 3 696 00 528 00 71 04 3 44 75 3 3 696 00 4 224 00 528 00 45 68 1 37 30 3 4 224 00 4 583 25 358 42 31 87 0 31 87 0 GES 0 5 E c 2 0 0 amp 0 5 O 200 400 600 800 1 0001 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 4 800 5 000 Distance ft Profile LElev Profile LElev Ground Page 122 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Step 6 Navigate to Short Continuous Histogram to view the histogram of the short continuous roughness report Smoothness Assurance Short Continuous Histogram Analyze Grind Total Out of Spec No Grinding 5 97 E Total Out of Spec After Grinding 2 19 Ea E 140 MaxIRI MinIRI No Grinding After Grinding in mi in mi 120 120 00 1 97 0 03 100 120 00 110 00 0 91 045 _ 110 00 100 00 1 66 oes 100 00 90 00 1 43 103 5 90 00 80 00
41. 40 30 5 LA 20 10 a EA AA a Es 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Offset ft Run01_Left Elevation Run02_Left Elevation Run03_Left Elevation Run04_Left Elevation Run05_Left Elevation Run06_Left Elevation Run07_Left Elevation Run08_Left Elevation Run09_ Left Elevation Run10_Left Elevation Page 78 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses The following is an example of profiles before and after the automated profile synchronization Before automated profile synchronization e UGR 0 2 0 1 Elevation in 0 0 20 RefProfile_Left Elevation_Full Run04_Left Elevation_Full Run08_Left Elevation_Full AP ds Jf N N 120 140 160 180 Distance Ft 60 80 100 Run03_Left Elevation_Full Run02_Left Elevation_Full RunO _Left Elevation_Full Run06_Left Elevation_Full Run10_Left Elevation_Full Run01_Left Elevation_Full Run05_Left Elevation_Full Run09_Left Elevation_Full After automated profile synchronization 2 amp B 0 2 Elevation in 0 0 20 40 RefProfile_Left Elevation_Full Run04_Left Elevation_Full Run08_Left Elevation_Full 120 140 160 Distance Ft 60 80 100 Run03_Left Elevation_Full Run02_Left Elevation_Full RunO _Left Elevation_Full Run06_Left Elevation_Full Run10_Left Elevation_Full Run01_Left Elevation_Full RunOS_Left Elevation_Full Run09_Left Elevation_Full Page 79 Pro
42. 5474 10 Maximum Grinding Depth in Head Position Wheelbase ft Tandem Spread ft Short Cutoff Wavelength ft _ Total Ground ft 5474 Elevation in 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance ft You can select New to start a new strategy based on current displayed grinding information A dialog box would allow the user to name this new strategy Page 112 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses New and existing strategies can be Applied to the current display Renamed and Deleted One Grind Automatic Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Direction Head Height in Warni Grinder Type gt Y 88 70 97 80 Forward 0 00 n a 2 Y 106 50 135 30 Forward 0 00 n a Maxi Grindi ide Y 150 60 167 10 Forward 0 00 nfa Head Position Y 188 00 200 10 Forward 0 00 nfa 7 209 40 228 20 Forward 0 00 nfa Wheelbase ft Y 237 30 251 30 Forward 0 00 nfa Tandem Spread ft iv 272 60 278 10 Forward 0 00 n a Short Cutoff Wavelenath ft 0 820 7 303 00 353 70 Forward 0 00 n a 50 70 Total rund To perform grinding simulation simply click the Grind button on the analysis menu bar Deep Grinding Warning may be issued in the grinding information table if any of the grinding locations has exceeded the user defined Maximum Grinding Depth Use the Navigate button to view all results including Before Grinding and After Gri
43. 61 Released ProVAL 3 30 0257 Released ProVAL 3 30 0255 Released ProVAL 3 30 0245 Released ProVAL Workshop in New Mexico ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started If the Internet is not available the ProVAL Online section will be blank or on rare occasions the Action canceled message will be displayed instead Under Recent Projects ate listed recently analyzed and saved projects The most recent unsaved project if any will be in the lower left corner D A New Open Clear History ProVAL Online News 12_SAM_Sample 08_PCM_with lead_in_out Friday November 08 2013 Grand Opening of Online ProVAL HelpDesk 03_Ride Statistics Tuesday July 30 2013 ProVAL 3 40 0297 Released MS_CAT_C 01_Basic Sample Friday July 12 2013 ProVAL 3 40 0296 Released Thursday April 11 2013 ProVAL 3 40 0294 Released Wednesday March 27 2013 ProVAL 3 40 0293 Released Thursday November 15 2012 ProVAL 3 40 Released Wednesday November 14 2012 ProVAL 3 30 0261 Released Tuesday August 07 2012 ProVAL 3 30 0257 Released Friday May 25 2012 ProVAL 3 30 0255 Released Wednesday January 25 2012 ProVAL 3 30 0245 Released Workshops Wednesday October 15 2014 ProVAL Workshop in New Mexico 12 SAM_Sample The Getting Started menu has the following features New Create a new project P Open Open a previously saved project by specifying the path and filename P Clear History Clear recent projects and unsaved projects Th
44. A grant you hereinafter the USER a nonexclusive nontransferable license to use the program and any accompanying documentation collectively referred to hereafter as the SOFTWARE in accordance with the terms and conditions of this I accept the terms in the License Agreement 5 I do not accept the terms in the License Agreement Advanced Installer lt Back If you are installing the same version the following Modify Repair or Remove installation window will show up instead Select the desired action and proceed The following steps show only for the new installation process Modify Repair or Remove installation Select the operation you wish to perform Repair Repairs errors in the most recent installation state fixes missing or corrupt files shortcuts and registry entries Remove Removes ProVAL 3 5 from your computer Page 9 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Step 3 The Select Installation Folder prompts for you to either use the default installation folder recommended or select a different folder If all is well click the Install button to proceed This is the folder where ProVAL 3 5 will be installed To install in this folder dick Install To install to a different folder enter it below or dick Browse Folder C Program Files x86 FHWA ProVAL 3 51 Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs ProVAL 3 5 This may take several Status Extracting files from ar
45. After filtering except IRD both the original profile and filtered profile will be displayed on the same chart Editor Filtering File 050 5280 Butterworth Band pass X Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft 5 00 100 00 Filter Type Long Cutoff Wavelength Ft D a E Elevation in 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 Distance Ft o RElev After Filter LElew After Filter RElew Before Filter LElev Before Filter After IRI filtering only filtered profile slope will be displayed on the chart 5 000 File 050 5280 Editor Filtering Filter Type RI a Y Apply 250mm Filter 1 200 1 000 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 Slope in mi 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 500 1 000 Distance Ft RElew After Filter LElev After Filter Page 61 Navigate v 5 000 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Except for IRI filtered slopes you can save the filtered profile by clicking the Save button The filtered profiles will then be stored in the project file with a default filename The default filtered filenames are original file name tag name Tag names are added depending on the filter type as follows Butterworth Band pass BWBP Butterworth Low pass BWLP Butterworth High pass BWHP Moving Average Band pass MABP Moving Average Low pass MALP Moving Averag
46. Fixed Interval 528 50 Comparison Type Sighedge Length t Filter Butterworth High 00 00 ft Profile Selection The number of profiles required varies depending on the Ride Quality Index selected IRI requires one profile Other indices HRI MRI and RN require selection of a file that has both the Left and Right profiles marked The section must be specified for the file or profile You may also select whether or not to apply a 250mm Filter to the profile Smoothness Assurance lp Analyze el j Grind Ride Quality File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter oe Profle inme EU 7 RElew Page 103 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses You need to determine whether the Apply 250mm Filter should be applied depending on whether the profile has been previously smoothed or filtered using the 250mm moving average filter If in doubt contact your profiler manufacturers Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles would not affect the template The inputs include Inputs for ride quality analyses and Grinding for grinding simulation The latter is optional and the after erinding results would be included in all result screens for comparison if performed Ride Quality Inputs and Analysis The Ride Quality inputs include Pp Ride Quality Index Select from IRI HRI MRI and RN This input determines if you need to select a file and profile
47. Map Export Location 92 455444 32 507735 Sample Interval in 5 999931 Abe Bo Length ft 12225 8594 Lead In Length ft 0 Lead Out Length ft pl A Distance Offset f Cy 5 Milepost related inputs Emory p Profiling Direction Forward 7 Beginning Milepost mile 21 279 20 Rocky Ln Start Latitude Start Longitude 92 45396 gt 0 2 Stop Latitude Stop Longitude 92 41566 a ae d a gt gt 80 Route Sirs Rd Once GPS information is entered click Create to create the route An internet connection is required to see a map and create a route View the preview in the lower left window Choose to Accept or Reject the route If accepted you may be prompted to update events that currently have Page 52 ProVAL User s Guide Editor coordinates Geography Once accepted the route is Page 53 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Events When switching to the Editor Events window the Editor button group would be activated in the toolbar to add remove and change Event Markers Add or remove events using the toolbar by right clicking the table or by right clicking the map in Editor Events Events display on the map as red dots Hover over the location to display information Right click the location to remove that event Close Add Files Save Report Viewer Editor Events Distance ft Latitude Longitude Name 10350 88 32 52293 92 42137 eventl S Chart EJ
48. Offset Ft Profile Location Basis Filter IRI with 250mm Filter Comparison Filter IRI with 250mm Filter Page 73 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses p A different wavelength filter setting can be specified for the Basis profile and the Comparison profile s by clicking the hyperlinks A Wavelength Filter dialog box would pop up for user defined setting Wavelength Filter Filter Type Hone 7 Butterworth Band pass F Butterworth Low pass u Butterworth High pass The following filters are available None IRI Butterworth Band pass Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass The cross correlation module will automatically pre process condition the entire profile traces crop the profile between the lead in and lead out 1 e the Full section and perform interpolation if sampling intervals are different between the basis and comparison profile prior to computation of coefficient of cross correlation This process complies with the US AASHTO R56 specification Users need to input lead in lead out distances left right channels for each profile on the Editor Basic screen if they are not defined Page 74 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Outputs The outputs of Profile Synchronization include a table of relative offsets and maximum correlation with the basis profile File Relative Maximum Offset ft Correlation 5 RunQl 0 00 100 0 Rund2 1 00 68 0 Run 1 00 63 6 Rung 1 00 63 7 Runs
49. Secure 4 Sign lt P Review amp Comment OBBE ey G OOO 103 gt EN i Fire os fa E w 500 1 000 1500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 Distance ft The secure PDF has the following restrictions e Changing the document e Document assembly e Page extraction e Commenting e Filling of form fields NA e Signing e Creation of template pages Page 27 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Document Properties Document Security The document s Security Method restricts what can be done to the document To remove security restrictions set the Security Method to No Security Security Method Password Security ka Change Settings Can be Opened by Acrobat 3 0 and later Show Details All contents of the document are encrypted and search engines cannot access the document s metadata Document Restrictions Summary Printing Allowed Changing the Document Mot Allowed Document Assembly Mot Allowed Content Copying Allowed Content Copying For Accessibility Allowed Page Extraction Not Allowed Commenting Not Allowed Filling of Form Fields Wot Allowed Signing Not Allowed Creation of Template Pages Mot Allowed Export to Excel Chart and table data from all profile analyses can be exported Excel files by clicking the Report button and selecting Excel Select Include all data if you wish to include detailed results Each exported Excel file
50. User s Guide Viewer Both the distance and elevation units within the selected unit system in Options can be selected using the Units dropdown button on the toolbar USCS unit system Show Events Use Mileposts Distance Elevation Miles Feet Miles f inches Feet Feet Both the distance and elevation units within the selected unit system in Options can be selected using the Units dropdown button on the toolbar SI unit system Show Events Use Mileposts Distance Elevation KM cM EM f MM Map Current map options include MapQuest Road MapQuest Aerial OpenStreetMap Bing Maps Road and Bing Maps Aerial Select the map type under the Map dropdown Export Location 9 MapQuest Road 1 MapQuest Aerial OpenStreetMap Bing Maps Road Bing Maps Aerial o Zoom in and out using the magnifying glass buttons or the mouse wheel Select the location to display using the Locations dropdown If not automatically detected the GPS coordinates of the start and stop locations must be set under Editor Basic Under Export maps can be exported to images KML or KMZ files Page 48 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer Page 49 ProVAL User s Guide Editor EDITOR You can select the file to be edited first then use the Navigate dropdown button to view the Basic Events Sections Info and Filtering screens Editor Basic ETT 0 gt AB Sample Interval in Pe
51. VAL User s Guide Analyses Power Spectral Density PSD The Power Spectral Density PSD function of road profiles 1s a statistical representation of the importance of various wave numbers or wave lengths Pavement profiles can be decomposed into series of sinusoids using techniques such as Fast Fourier Transform or FFT to show how the variance is distributed over wave numbers The PSD implementation in ProVAL is similar to the method used by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute UMTRD researchers with a drift removal technique Power Spectral Density Validation w Analyze Navigate v Inputs ro Y Use Octave Bands File Profile Section Filter Curldown F Left Elevation Full None ands Per octave a a TT Constant Frequency Interval cyde m CurleUp W Left Elevation Full None Right Elevation None 1 00e 04 T gt Y 1 00e 05 E Lg A 1 00e 06 E A w 1 00e 07 a 2 Nn 1 00e 08 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 1000 Wave Length m cycle Profile Selection Any number of profiles may be selected Power Spectral Density Inputs rF AZ T V Use Octave Bands File Profile Section Filter CurleUp W Left Elevation Full None Bands Per Oct ands Per Octave E Right Elevation None Constant Frequency Interval cycle Fe omega Curldown T Left Elevation None Right Elevation None Page 80 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses A different filter can be specified for each profile b
52. age 107 Max Grinding Depth a threshold value for warning report only Short Wavelength Cutoff used to simulate the tire filtering of the grinder ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Tandem Spread Tandem Spread a Wheel Base Head Position Lf Wheel Base The above diagram does not include an additional support wheel to reflect grinder dimensions during grinding operation Grinding Strategy Management of the grinding locations can be performed using the Auto Grind and Strategy buttons in the toolbar Close AddFiles Save Report Viewer Editor Project X The Auto Grind would allow ProVAL to recommend locations for grinding based on the grinder settings and assumed basic grinding pattern Smoothness Assurance Grinding Grinder Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Direction Head Height in Warnin The basic grinding pattern is one pass in the forward direction with zero head height 1 e flushing erinding head with the pavement surface at the start The grinding location information is tabulated and in a chart where shaded areas indicate grinding locations The lengths for all grinding locations as Page 108 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses well as the Total Ground length are displayed If a route is defined grinding locations are shaded orange on the map Mouse over a location to show the start stop distance The resulting strategy would be sa
53. age 96 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Analysis by Excluding Leave outs The exclusion analysis excludes the results with the leave out sections Leave out sections can be defined using the Editor Section screen An example with two leave out sections is shown below Editor Sections File Profile Navigate v Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Length ft Type Name 400 00 600 00 200 00 Leave out Ignorel gt a 3033 00 3450 00 417 00 Leave out Ignore2 Default Full Elevation in 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 6 000 Distance ft Flev REley EX Leave out Page 97 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Overall analysis results are computed by including only the results within non leave out sections Continuous analysis results excluding leave outs You can select each profile or file for two channel indexes to display the analysis results The hot spots table will exclude any such hot spots falling within the leave outs and the continuous roughness plots within the leave out will not be displayed Ride Quality Analysis Type Ride Quality Index Threshold in mi Segment Length ft Profile LElew Continuous Start Stop Distance ft Distance ft 172 40 178 10 224 80 230 90 253 10 283 50 312 10 320 20 4195 90 4 205 30 4 208 80 4210 00 4 215 00 4 256 90 4324 20 4371 00 4 776 20 4 801 50 4310 60 4818 70 Page 98
54. ailed Results concrete concrete5 concrete3 concreted concrete concrete concreted concrete5 concretel concretes concretel concreted concretel concreteS concrete concretes concrete concreted concrete concreteS concrete3 concreted 97 91 9737 9737 0 985 0 991 0 994 0 997 0 995 0 994 0 996 0 995 0 998 1 000 0 998 0 997 99 53 99 52 99 41 99 33 99 44 99 27 99 58 98932 925 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 D 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 Fr 11 34 17 84 Corrlaton 09 Offset f Basi IRI Gi concretel concrete 99 43 0 999 99 52 0 1 76 89 76 89 76 89 76 89 76 75 16 75 76 75 11 52 T152 1132 A A 1847 1 69 78 23 0 50 1847 0 81 78 47 0 31 Comparison IRI in rmi IRI Difference 26 Correlation 36 Roughness Coefficient Offset ft Basis IRI in mi Comparison IRI in mi IRI Difference 36 concretel 94 68 0 989 95 76 1 0 75 94 76 83 117 concrete 95 53 concrete3 94 33 concreted 93 08 92 07 Correlation 9 Roughness Coefficient Offset ft Basis IRI in mi Comparison IRI inmi concretel 95 46 0 997 95 73 1 8 75 94 76 89 Page 89 0 993 0 984 0 975 0 979 FAT 1 62 71 84 2 50 18 23 3 02 78 47 3 34 IRI Difference 56 1 26 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Profilograph Simulation The Profilograph simulation emulates Profilograph traces such as California Profilograph from true profiles collected using inertial profilers or other
55. analysis results are without any comparison charts We show an analysis example with the comparison chart below Step 1 In the Inputs screen select a desired comparison type and associated input settings E g select Profile and Moving Average High Pass filter with a cutoff wavelength at 150 ft This way you can view and compare the roughness plot with the filtered profile plot side by side Smoothness Assurance Inputs Analyze Grind Navigate v a a i File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter ny es Pee Fa RElev Analysis Segment Length Threshold Histogram 0 in mi Short Continuous 25 90 Histogram Long Continuous 528 50 Histogram Fixed Interval 528 50 type Suaighteage Length 1 Filter Moving Average High pass 150 00 ft Step 2 Click the Analyze button and Navigate to the Grinding screen Rerun the Auto Grind by clicking the Auto Grind in the toolbar Then click the Grind button to perform grinding simulation Smoothness Assurance Grinding Analyze p Grind a Navigate v Enabled Start Stop Direction Head Height Warning Length o o a l Distance ft Distance ft in ft E Grinder Type a i gt 10 25 45 17 Forward 0 00 n a 34 92 Maximum Grinding Depth in 73 92 112 67 Forward 0 00 n a 38 75 Position 125 33 139 25 Forward 0 00 n a 13 92 156 67 166 58 Forward 0 00 n a 9 92 Wheelbase ft 174 25 191 25 Forward 0 00 n a 17 00 Tandem Spread ft Y 196 58 209 08 Forward 0
56. ances of ProVAL on the same computer Each instance of the software can have only one project open The same file or project cannot be opened in multiple instances The project file pvp contains both project settings and profile data stored in PPF formats ProVAL s native data format as well as the ASTM International standard format Previous versions of projects e g pv3 pv2 and associated ppf files can be imported Individual profile data files can be extracted in PPF format from the project file in the Viewer window The project files can be opened using standard Windows techniques including dialog boxes 1 e via Open button on the home screen or Open menu from the application menu drag and drop 1 e drag a project file from Windows explorer to the ProVAL application areas most recently used MRU files 1 e from the Application Menu Recent Projects or simply clicking any recent project listed on the panel under the Getting Started of the ProVAL starting page and file association i e double clicking a pvp pv3 or pv2 file within the Windows explorer Once a project 1s active profile data files can be imported using the Add Files button on the toolbar or the drag and drop option i e drag from Windows explorer to the ProVAL application areas Profile data files can also be imported using file association 1 e double clicking any ProV AL compatible data files such as ppf erd etc within the Wind
57. and properties Page 58 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Add remove and change values or units of user defined properties You can use the following steps to add a user defined property in the Editor Information screen bp Step 1 Select the Add Pro eee icon from the toolbar ES VisbawEyents i Options a Add Property hoj P 3 e its aT Use Mileposts Screenshot Close Add Files Report Viewer Analysis Analysis 2 Remove Property Project RT ZO eS a i Pp Step 2 Enter the tag number between 1024 and 2047 in a pop up dialog box ProVAL3 Enter a numeric tag for the new property The tag must be between 1024 and 2047 p Step 3 Enter the name and value for this tag number ee o BBE 4 Ripa F Add Property Screenshot Close Add Files Save Report Project z Show Events Use Mileposts 0 Help Remove Property Editor Information Speed Unit kph hi Mame 264 Vehicle Speed Temperature Unit i T 304 Wind Direction Pavement Surface Type Undefined Climatic Conditions Undefined Undefined Profiler Type Undefined k Sensor Locations History Removing a user defined property is easy Simply select the tag to be removed and click the Remove Property button from the toolbar e E3 Y Show Events 4 Options 9 Y Use Mileposts Screenshot Close AddFiles Save Report Viewer Analysis Analysis
58. ase Ft aa L Tandem Spread Ft 2 243 08 Forward 0 00 nfa 41 58 2 278 42 Forward 0 00 nja 6 56 2 294 00 Forward 0 00 nja 14 67 2 362 17 Forward 0 00 n a 10 17 2 384 00 Forward 0 00 9 08 2 389 92 Forward 0 00 5 17 Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft Total Ground Ft am tS G E e o N is Elevation im o 418 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 Grinder Selection and Settings Distance FE Profile_LElew A stmulated grinder can be selected from 18 foot Wheelbase 25 foot Wheelbase and Custom Smoothness Assurance Grinding validation y Analyze k Grind e Navigate v Grinder Type Maximum Grinding Depth in 18 foot Wheelbase Head Position 25 foot Wheelbase Wheelbase Ft Tandem Spread ft 2 a gt Enabled Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft Direction Head Height fin Warning Le J E q aa a 2 201 50 2 243 08 Forward 0 00 nfa 2 269 83 2 278 42 Forward 0 00 n a 2 279 33 2 294 00 Forward 0 00 nja 2 352 00 2 362 17 Forward 0 00 nja 2 374 92 2 384 00 Forward 0 00 nja a Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft 0 820 Total Ground Ft If you select to create a custom grinder you are able to edit all of the grinder inputs Otherwise you can only edit the maximum grinding depth for warning reporting Head Position Wheelbase Tandem Spread V YY YT F P
59. asurement AFM Ride Quality and Smoothness Assurance Modules SAM analyses and reports Page 57 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Information The following modifications ate allowed in the Editor Information WU Show Events 2 Options dee 2 add Property Use Mileposts Screenshot Close Add Files Save Report Analysis Analysis jf e 4 2 Remove Property Project E E 4 Units ed Help i RJ z Editor Information Speed Unit Mame Unit Value 71 Agency District Mame Temperature Unit 272 Agency District Number Pavement Surface Type 291 Ambient Temperature Climatic Conditions 283 Begin Station Profiler Type Sensor Locations Left Center Right Comments Save Comments bp Change values or units of non optional properties or tags Tags are metadata or data about data P Designate sensor locations Often the imported profile data e g ERD may not identify channels 1 e left or right channel correctly These errors may be caused by incorrect channel labels in the original profile data Users would need to correct that using the Editor Info facility Without the correct channel designation many analyses cannot be run properly e g Profiler Certification Pb Add and edit comments users need to click the Save Comments button to save the changes P View profile editing History History includes all changes made to the profile data
60. ce ft Stop Distance Ft IRI im mi gt 264 00 371 50 52 05 373 00 373 60 50 01 378 70 389 60 50 26 3 874 80 3 908 80 50 52 3 942 20 4 501 50 66 67 4 545 50 4 603 40 53 60 68 66 64 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 FS 0 IRI injmi 44 After Grinding Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft IRI injmi an 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 o 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 6 000 Distance Ft No Grinding After Grinding Fixed Interval Report The Fixed Interval roughness report normally for most agencies lot report includes the following for before and after grinding Fixed interval ride index report table Fixed interval ride index chart and comparison chart Fixed interval ride index map Toggle between the Chart Table and Map views using the buttons Page 115 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Smoothness Assurance Fixed Interval Analyze Grind E E Tae A RS co a IRI in ra esb8s86 S388 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 Distance ft EJ No Grinding MN After Grinding The table data includes the following for each interval location length IRI and number of defective segments in the interval based on Short Continuous specifications Char Table Ea BS Start Stop Length No Grinding No Grinding After Grinding After Grinding Distan
61. ce ft Distance ft ft IRI in mi Defect Count IRI in mi Defect Count 0 00 528 00 528 00 54 00 6 41 97 2 528 00 1 056 00 528 00 31 16 0 31 16 0 1 056 00 1 584 00 528 00 32 25 0 32 25 0 1 584 00 2 112 00 528 00 32 54 0 32 54 0 2 112 00 2 640 00 528 00 36 23 0 31 57 0 2 640 00 3 168 00 528 00 54 80 6 41 82 2 3 168 00 3 696 00 528 00 71 04 5 39 03 2 3 696 00 4 224 00 528 00 45 68 1 33 82 0 4 224 00 4 583 25 358 42 31 87 0 31 87 0 The map includes information for each interval displayed when hovering over a section Smoothness Assurance Fixed Interval Analyze Grind Navigate M S Chart E Table EJ Map Q Locations Map Export Location 92 446700 32 528642 Start Start Distance ft 2 111 98 Stop Stop Distance ft 2 639 97 No Grinding IRI in mi 42 29 After Grinding IRI in mi 24 79 Short Continuous Histogram Results The results for the histogram of the Short Continuous roughness reports include m Percent of Pavement Out of Spec Histogram tables Page 116 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Histogram charts A view of the histograms of short continuous reports for before and after grinding Smoothness Assurance Short Continuous Histogram Validation W p Analyze Grind Total Out of Spec No Grinding amp R Total Out of Spec Grinded 140 Max IRI inmi Min IRI infmid No Grinding Grinded co 120 00 1 43 0 00 120 120 00 110 00 0 42 0 26 110 00 100 00 0 49 0 22 100 00 90 00 1
62. chive lt Back Instal Page 10 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Step 5 When the installation is complete the final window of the ProVAL Installation Wizard will display Click Finish Navigate to ProVAL 3 5 and launch the application to begin Have fun Eq ProVAL 3 5 Setup Completing the ProVAL 3 5 Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard lt Back Cancel Page 11 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started GETTING STARTED Welcome Wizard If no earlier versions of ProVAL are installed the first time the software is started a welcome screen will ask you some basic questions p Unit System Checking the Use SI Units would enable SI unit system otherwise the application will be in USCS unit system Enable Recording Log Check this option to help with reporting bugs by saving logs of software operations Preferred Language Select a language for display Currently only English 1s available Default File Type Select the default file type when adding profile data Default Project Path Select the default project path to speed up file lookup Y YY Before you get started there is some basic information we need This will allows us to customize ProVAL for you You can always change these values later in the Options Use SI Units Enable Recording Log Language English bl Default File Type Default Proje
63. contains analysis results from a specific profile trace Excel Page 28 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Users can launch the Excel application and open the ProV AL exported Excel files For each worksheet within an Excel file data will be arranged in columns with appropriate headings and units Ek ta ES Microsoft Excel tmp3DC tmp ial File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Adobe PDF Type a question For help gt Security 3 S la GO E Reply with Changes End Review fe Distance ft 150 5280 5 LElev 150 5280 RElev Distance Elevation Distance i Elevation in O 0 012012 0 4 0 207018 0 414037 0 621055 0 828073 1 035092 1 24211 10 1 449128 11 1 656146 1 863165 2 070183 2 277201 2 49422 2 691238 2 898256 3 105274 3 312293 3 519311 3 726329 3 933348 4 140366 4 347384 4 554403 4 761421 4 968439 5 175457 5 382476 5 599494 5 796513 2 6 003531 33 6 210549 6 417567 6 624586 mn d hl 0 0 MINININ INiININ INiN ii w 0 CO w00 amp 00 ho 0 00 1 00 0 amp co Qu Me i tmp3DC 0 001368 0 002736 0 016092 0 029446 0 030792 0 032146 0 045492 0 046836 0 04816 0 049512 0 062856 0 00779 0 1384 0 18494 0 19549 0 18203 0 14459 0 14315 0 14172 0 140286 0 12685 0 12544 0 12401 0 11056 0 10916 0 10775 0 10634 0 10493 0 10351 0 1141
64. crosoft NET Framework 4 Client Profile is required Installation If the minimum version of the NET Framework is not installed it will be downloaded if necessary and installed Previous versions of ProVAL 3 5 will be automatically removed If installed ProVAL 3 4 and any older versions will remain After obtaining the ProVAL installation file normally named as ProV AL 3 xx xxxx exe launch the executable installation kit and follow the ProVAL Installation Wizard to complete the process If the downloaded file is in a zipped form zip you will need to unzip the file and run the unzipped executable file exe Installation Wizard Step 1 Run the installation file A dialog box displays the progress of extracting and copying the necessary installation files Page 8 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Step 2 The ProVAL End User License Agreement screen is shown Read the Agreement and select I accept the terms in the License Agreement Click the Next button to continue the process End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Profile Viewing and Analysis 3 5 ProVAL 3 5 License Agreement and Terms of Use License Agreement ProVAL 3 5 hereinafter the SOFTWARE is protected by Title 17 United States Code Copyrights The Transtec Group Inc 6111 Balcones Drive Austin TX 78731 hereinafter TRANSTEC and the Federal Highway Administration hereinafter FAW
65. ct Path C WAppTechCodelProVAL TestslPV3 test Workshop Sample This gives you a convenient way to specify preferences The Welcome Wizard only shows once after each installation You can also modify those settings later on by using the Options dialog box Behavior of User Interface The following describes the behavior of the ProVAL Graphical User Interface GUD p The window position is saved The software complies with Section 508 accessibility requirements bp Allows you to minimize navigation elements and analysis inputs to maximize screen real estate Page 12 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Home Screen This is the starting screen when no project is currently open It consists of three main sections the toolbar Recent Projects and ProVAL Online if the Internet is accessible and the Show Online Content on the Start Page is selected in the program Options screen Getting Started ProVAL Online News Friday November 08 2013 Grand Opening of Online ProVAL HelpDesk Page 13 Tuesday July 30 2013 Friday July 12 2013 Thursday April 11 2013 Wednesday March 27 2013 Thursday November 15 2012 Wednesday November 14 2012 Tuesday August 07 2012 Friday May 25 2012 Wednesday January 25 2012 Workshops Wednesday October 15 2014 ProVAL 3 40 0297 Released ProVAL 3 40 0296 Released ProVAL 3 40 0294 Released ProVAL 3 40 0293 Released ProVAL 3 40 Released ProVAL 3 30 02
66. ct profile data to be imported Oper e ProVAL3 4 Samples Data import M Organize Newfolder o 17 Mame Date modifie 00 Basic_Sample 1 31 2011 2 4 mi File name Paverment Pi All Files Ames adf Idf L _Dipstick elv sl Dynatest RSP rsp po ERD erd KJLaw a p Texas pro P Step 3 After adding a file a thumbnail of its profile will be added to the list with imported profiles available for selection Page 24 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started I Step 4 Select or de select the desired profiles by clicking the corresponding checkboxes Selected profile traces will be displayed on the chart You can then proceed with viewing and analysis functions Page 25 Elevation in i m Editor Analysis Elevation in N QU fu O re RQ View AT 500 Distance ft 45 8333 Elevation in 4 9887 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance ft 150 5280_LElev Full 9 Automated Faulting Optimal WIM Locator Power Spectral Density Precision and Bias Profile Synchronization Profiler Certification Profilograph Simulation Ride Quality Rolling Straightedge Smoothness Assurance 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 Distance ft 150 5280_LElev _Full a ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Re
67. curacy Rig ht Comparison Count 10 10 5 5 DEE 36 Passing 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 The summary results include the following Repeatability Separate results will be listed for each profile type left and right The distance and correlation value at the point of maximum correlation will also be shown for each combination of profiles Accuracy Separate results will be listed for each channel type Statistics Summary of statistics including comparison count passing mean minimum maximum standard deviation and grade Profiler Certification Summary Results A Statistic Repeatability Left Repeatability Right Accuracy Left Accuracy Right Comparison Count 10 10 5 5 Passing 100 00 100 00 100 00 100 00 Mean 97 42 99 10 93 94 95 20 Minimum 96 39 98 90 92 07 94 74 Maximum 98 38 99 53 95 53 95 74 Standard Deviation 0 7 0 2 14 04 Grade Passed Passed Passed Passed Run Left Right Run 2 31 4515 Run 2 3 4 5 Run 2 3 4 5 1 98 98 97 97 1 01 01 0 0 0 2 1 01 01 0 0 0 2 2 98 96 96 2 0 2 01 03 2 o2 01 02 3 98 97 3 01 01 3 01 01 4 97 4 03 4 0 2 Page 88 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses The detailed results contain additional information about each repeatability and accuracy comparison Statistics include correlation shape coefficient roughness coefficient offset basis IRI comparison IRI and IRI difference Profiler Certification Det
68. d Practice for Evaluating Faulting of Concrete At least one profile data must be selected Each profile data must consist of profiles from the right and left Pavements Profile Selection wheel tracks Close Add Files sd a Save Report Project 7 Automated Faulting Inputs Nominal Joint Spacing m segment Length m Joint Window mm Joint Detection Method Use Ske Indude Cracks ed Joints Inputs Show Events Use Mileposts 2 Units File Profiles 01_US49 jnti8 Left Right 02 Us61_jnt63 Left Right F 03_US82_jnt16 Left Right 104 Us78_jnt19 Left Right 05 Us51_jnt31 Left Right 1706155 jnti Left Right Ful Sect y Input Templates ate available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template However the template will set the joint and segment inputs which affect joint and crack detection The inputs include FVVYV YY F Page 67 Joint Spacing nominal joint spacing Segment Length segment or lot length for summary reports Joint Window tolerance for exact joint locations Joint Detection Method method used to identify joint locations Use Skewed Joints whether skewed joints present Include Cracks whether to include cracks in the report ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Automated Faulting Inputs Joint Spacing Mt Segment Length ft Joint Window din Joint Detection Method U
69. ding head and the pavement surface at the starting da ra location b Warning e g deep grinding or when the grinding depth exceeds the user defined maximum erinding depth Length Custom Page 110 0 30 0 50 18 00 2 49 0 820 v Grind a je Navigate v Enabled Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft Direction Head Height in Warning Length Ft A o Mm 10 25 45 17 For ri 0 00 nja 34 92 Y 73 92 112 67 EE ooo n a 38 75 Y 125 33 139 25 ie n 0 00 n a 13 92 Y 156 67 166 58 Reverse 0 00 n a 9 92 7 174 25 191 25 Reverse Forward 0 00 nfa 17 00 Y 196 58 209 08 Reverse Reverse 000 nia 12 50 Total Ground Ft 777 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Head Height The above diagram does not include an additional support wheel to reflect grinder dimensions during grinding operation Page 117 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses You can use the Strategy dropdown button to select One Grind i e grind the entire length Automatic if the Auto Grind has been performed or a New strategy Changes to the grinder type and grinder settings would lead to changes in the Auto Grind strategy Analys h Validation v h Analyze h Grind i Navigate Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Direction Head Height in Warning Length fY Grinder Type 12 50 5 486 60 Forward 0 00 n a
70. e Ft 22 678 45 22 760 18 ae a gt Page 131 ProVAL User s Guide Other Chapter OTHER INFORMATION Web Sites The Official ProVAL website is http www RoadProfile com The Smoothness Specification website is http www SmoothPavements com The Road Profile Users Group http www tpug org The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute UMTRJ Road Roughness Home Page http www umtri umich edu erd roughness index html References Sayers M W and S M Karamihas The Little Book of Profiling The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute UMTRD October 1997 http www umtri umich edu content LittlBook98R pdf Chang G K et al Implementation Of A Grinding Simulation Tool in The Profile Viewing And Analysis ProVAL Software Tool SURF 2008 Slovenia Oct 2008 http www toadprofile com data proval download SURF2008 Paper ProVAL 20Grinding v2 pdf Chang G K Watkins J and Orthmyer R Practical Implementation of Automated Fault Measurement Based on Pavement Profiles International Sympostum on Pavement Performance Trends Advances and Challenges STP 1555 ASTM International ISBN13 978 0 8031 7541 9 2012 An extensive bibliography can be found at the UMTRI website http www umtri umich edu divisionPage php pagelD 64 Page 132
71. e High pass MAHP YY YY YYY IRI filtered slope results can not be saved since they are slope values instead of profile elevations They may be exported in future versions You can then switch to the Viewer window for further comparisons 050 5280 e 0RR Y LElev F Y RElev 050 5280 BWBP a o Elevation in ao A 0 Y 0 KF 4 Aa 0 ANH 0 wo 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 Distance Ft 050 5280 LElev 050 5280 RElev 050 5280 BWBP LElev 050 5280 BY BP RElev Page 62 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses ANALYSES An analysis can be selected by using the Analysis button on the menu bar The icon of the currently selected analysis is displayed next to the Analysis button on the left Close Add Files Save Report Project 94 BOG Optimal WIM Locator Power Spectral Density Precision and Bias Profile Synchronization Profiler Certification Profilograph Simulation Ride Quality a o E Rolling Straightedge 200 250 300 Distance ft Profile_LElev_Full Profile_RElev_Full Page 63 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Templates A template defines a set of input values for an analysis A default template is provided for each analysis You can create new templates and set which template is to be the default Templates can be imported exported renamed and deleted using th
72. e Template dropdown button on the menu bat The Analysis Template function can be illustrated in an example below Step 1 Use the Original program default analysis template Close Add Files Save Report Viewer Editor Project gt Y PSD V Use Octave Bands Profile Section Filter Y Left Elevation Full None Right Elevation None Frequel e F Left Elevation None Right Elevation None J Log Scale Ea R 1 00e 04 1 00e 05 00e E amp 1 00e 06 E x w 1 00e 07 a 2 un 1 00e 08 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 1000 Wave Length m cycle Curldown_Left Elevatio Step 2 Now change the bands per octave from the default value 12 to a new value 24 Then click the Template button in the toolbar and select New to save the current inputs to an analysis template Page 64 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Power Spectral Density Y Use Octave Bands File Profle Section Filter Curldown V Left Elevation Full None pads Per octave encan i as t Elevation Constant Frequency Interval cyde m 0 010000 CurleUp Left Elevation None Right Elevation None Step 3 Then supply a name for the new template as well as selecting other input settings Because wavelength filters can often be set on a per profile or per file basis the template filter must be specified here MyPSD Make Default IRI W Butterworth Band pa
73. e Tools menu includes Options Allows you to customize several features of the application See the Options section for details Screenshot Store a screenshot of the entire application to the Windows clipboard p Help Save Logs Save event logs in zip format in order to report bugs or issues User s Guide This opens the PDF version of the ProVAL User s manual for viewing Support Online help via the ProVAL website About About window to show version number and other information The Recent Projects screen has the following features List of recent projects and most recent unsaved project if any The ProVAL Online screen has the following features Shows the latest news and upcoming workshops You can elect to turn this off in the Options Page 14 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Once a project has been created or opened the Project menu contains the following items Close Project Close the current project Add Files Add profile data to the current project Save Save the current project or save as a different project p I Pp Report Create a PDF Excel or Text report dtd Close Add Files Save Report Project gt Page 15 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started File and Project Management The file and project management in ProVAL is detailed as follows gt gt ProVAL can open ProVAL project files and ProVAL compatible profile data files You may have multiple inst
74. e compared with the shifted comparison profile slope after filtering if applicable Page 76 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Slope inmi 200 0 200 RefProfile_ LeftElevation Run03_Left Elevation Run06_Left Elevation 400 600 Distance ft Run01_Left Elevation Run04_Left Elevation Run07_Left Elevation 800 1 000 1 200 Run02_Left Elevation Run05_Left Elevation Rund8_Left Elevation Run09_ Left Elevation A zoom in view between 10 and 140 ft slope in mi 10 20 30 40 RefProfile_LeftElevation Run03_Left Elevation Rund06_Left Elevation Run10_Left Elevation 50 60 70 80 Distance ft Run01_Left Elevation Run04_Left Elevation Run07_Left Elevation Y Wy i 100 110 120 130 140 Run02_Left Elevation Run05_Left Elevation Run08_Left Elevation Run09_ Left Elevation Page 77 Run10_Left Elevation ProVAL User s Guide Analyses You can apply the optimal offsets to all comparison profiles by clicking the Apply Offsets button You can then examine the synchronized profiles in the Viewer and the specific offsets applied to each profile in the Editor Profile Synchronization Correlation Navigate v File Relative Maximum Alas Offset ft Correlation 26 a Run01 0 00 100 0 5 100 Run02 1 00 68 0 Run03 1 00 63 6 30 Rund4 1 00 63 7 a Run05 1 00 66 8 Run06 1 00 63 2 70 Run07 1 00 84 1 ES Run08 1 00 20 8 Run09 0 00 92 5 3 50 Run10 0 00 811
75. ed on the application home screen Use Alternate Chart Template for printing and PDF reports If checked the chart format on the Alternate Chart Colors tab will be used when printing charts and creating PDFs If unchecked the format on the Chart Style tab will be used Default File Type Used to set the default file type for the Add Files dialog box Spreadsheet Program ProVAL will automatically search for MS Excel and put the location of it here If Excel was not found or you prefer to use another program you can browse for it here Default Project Path Very useful setting to allow you to quickly access profile data in a frequently used path Bing Maps License Key If you have your own license key for Bing Maps you may enter it here Use SI Units Enable Recording Log Show Online Content on the Start Page Use Alternate Chart Template for printing and PDF reports Default File Type AN hi C Program Files Microsoft Office 15 root officel 51 EXCEL EXE Browse Spreadsheet Program Default Project Path C Users jenn Documents ProVAL Projects Browse Eng Mapstconekey OOOO OS Page 33 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Analysis Op ions General Settings Analysis MAA Alternate Chart Colors Selected Analyses Automated Faulting W Profile Synchronization A Profiler Certification W Optimal WIM Locator Precision and Bias W Profilograph Simulation V Power Spec
76. eel Offsets Profilograph Simulation Inputs FVVVY F Blanking Band in 0 20 Minimum Scallop Width FE 2 000 Minimum Scallop Height fin 0 000 Scallop Rounding Increment Cin Segment Length FE 528 Raw Profile Index 2 Rounded Profile Index Wheel Offsets Segments can be defined and the analysis will report statistics for each segment rather than the entire section You can specify the length of the segment and multiple segments will be added at that interval For example if the segment length is 528 feet segments would be added every 528 feet A length of 0 means no segments would be added Segments at the end of a profile may be less than the specified length Rounded Profilograph index is computed by rounding to the scallop rounding increment Users can click the Wheel Offsets button to pop up a dialog box to define number of wheel offsets and wheel offset values Wheel Offsets wheel Count 12 wheel Model Name Value FL gt Offset 1 8 75 Offset 2 11 25 gt Soy offset e P D Offset 3 13 75 SE offset _ Offset 4 16 25 Offset 5 11 25 Offset 6 15 75 offsetd i SEN osen offset offset 3 Page 91 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Outputs Simulated Profilograph traces and computed Profilograph indexes A chart will display the Profilograph response in mm for the selected profiles The segment markers would be shown A table will display the Raw or Rounded Profilograph index for each seg
77. es All user selected files will be assigned a run number by the program starting at number 1 or whatever lowest missed consecutive number for the current selection The users however can edit the numbers as needed The run numbers will disappear if a selected profile is assigned as basis or reference profile For informational purposes the profiles available in each file will be listed as will the sample interval Profiler Certification Inputs Maximum Offset Ft eg File Profiles Basis Run Sample Interval Compare_01 Left Right 09 Minimum Repeatability Compare_02 Left Right Mim Aracy X Compare_03 Left Right Compare 04 Left Right Hass Filler IRI with 250mm Filter 7 Compare_O5 Left Right Camba IRI with 250mm Filter Ref_LWP_O1 Left Ref RWP_O1 Right Two wavelength filters can be specified one for the basis profile s and one for the comparison profiles You can click on the hyperlink for either Basis Filter or Comparison Filter to access a pop up window and change the filter settings W Butterworth Band pass T Butterworth Low pass Y Butterworth High pass Page 86 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses The following filters are available Pp None IRI Butterworth Band pass Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template However the templa
78. evation Dto 528 528 to 1056 1056 to 1584 1584 to 2112 2112 to 2640 2640 to 3168 3168 to 3477 4 06_1 55 Right Elevation 06_155 Left Elevation 0 2 Maximum Faulting in Distance Ft O 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft Maxir E Pp 0 0000 527 9827 1 056 0086 1 583 9914 2 112 0172 2 640 0000 3 167 9827 527 9827 1 056 0086 1 583 9914 2 112 0172 2 640 000 3 167 9827 3 477 0290 Page 69 06_155 Left Elevation n o e D Accumulated Faulting in co Q op N 2 o 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 Distance Ft 550 Use the Navigate button to switch to the Joints view The top chart shows joint spacing in comparison to ProVAL User s Guide Analyses the nominal joint spacing specified in the inputs 06_155 Left Elevation Oto 528 526 to 1056 1056 to 1584 1584 to 2112 2112 to 2640 2640 to 3168 3168 to 3477 E 06_155 Right Elevation The lower chart marks joints and cracks on the elevation plot Enabled Distance Ft a a a a E J f a IS sis Aa a a Ja E 1 a a y a al iv Page 70 6 83 22 92 38 74 54 78 70 82 66 85 90 43 102 81 118 89 134 76 150 75 166 79 175 37 183
79. ity Index Select from IRI HRI MRI and RN Overall and Fixed Interval analyses also include options for simultaneously determining HRI and IRI as well as MRI and IRI Threshold Available if the Analysis Type is Fixed Interval or Continuous Note that you need to input proper input value depending on the Baselength input due to averaging effects Segment Length Used for Continuous and Fixed Interval analyses The input value should be less than the entire length of the profile Otherwise the Analysis button will be grayed out Ride Quality p Analyze Analysis Type Overall File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Profile Y LElev Full 7 Z RElev Ride Quality Index HRI and IRI MRI and IRI Page 93 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Display of profile selection is determined by the ride indexes that are selected by you If IRI is selected both left and right profiles are available for profile selection 1 e check boxes would appear next to each profile If either HRI MRI or RN is selected only entire files can be selected i e check boxes appear only next to files If the Overall analysis is selected no additional inputs are needed Ride Quality Analyze Analysis Type Overall File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Stats V Left Elevation Full Y Ride Quality Index IRI X FJ Right Elevation If the Continuous analysis is selected a sliding baselength ca
80. ment The start and stop positions for each segment would be listed For files that have a left and right profile selected the Average index would also be displayed An index value of N A will be displayed for segments that do not fall within the section of a profile Start Distance Fe Stop Distance Fk Profile LElew tini 16 30 528 00 1 526 10 1 056 00 1 056 10 1 504 00 1 554 10 2 112 00 0 a gt in o a La 2 112 10 2 640 00 2 640 10 3 168 00 3 168 10 3 696 00 3 696 10 4 224 00 Pa 4 224 10 4 752 00 5 4 752 10 5 280 00 5 260 10 5 483 60 Profilograph Response in a i 1 Pa RE I E DJ S00 14000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 Distance Ft Profile LElew Scallops A chart will display the Profilograph response in mm for the selected profiles Scallops will be highlighted on the chart You can select to show Up Down or All scallops A table will show a tabular version of the chart Profile Profile LElev ki Scallop Start Distance Fk Stop Distance Fk Height in a Up 14 52 223 50 0 05 Down 261 77 296 52 0 05 Up 308 44 310 99 0 05 Down 3 195 51 3 205 55 0 05 Up 3 478 07 3 492 095 0 05 Up 3 643 37 3 645 03 0 05 37394 22 3 500 61 0 05 4 055 44 4 045 14 0 05 4 199 79 4 206 39 0 10 4 219 14 4 224 00 0 10 4 224 10 4 229 539 0 10 4 252 71 4 245 49 0 20 4 247 95 4 255 72 0 05 4 510 531 4 524 25 4 10 a Qu co
81. menu bar They ate displayed as Flags at the top frame of the chart area por sE Close Add Files Save Report Project x a eee Fa Scree 00_Basic_Sample LElev Y RElew Elevation in 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 Distance Ft DO_Basic_Sample_LElew Full 00_Basic_Sample_RElew Full Page 44 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer Use Mileposts Viewing profiles in milepost fashion can be turned on using the Use Mileposts button on the menu bar Both increasing milepost and decreasing milepost can be displayed properly as long as you defined the Profiling Direction and Beginning Milepost on the Editor screen The following is an Editor screen to define an Eastbound profile in forward direction and its beginning milepost Editor Basic Location Information Sample Interval in 5 999937 Length mile Ep 0 Wy Lead In Length Ft Lead Out Length Ft Distance Offset Ft _ Milepost related inputs Profiling Direction Elevation in o Beginning Milepost mile Geography Start Latitude Start Longitude Stop Latitude i 3 4 5 6 Milepost mile Left Wheel Path Centerline Right Wheel Path Stop Longitude The following is an Editor screen to define a Westbound profile in reverse direction and its beginning milepost Editor Basic LERB Sample Interval in a Length mile Lead In Length Ft p
82. n Max Joint Spacing Ft 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 Distance Ft Nominal Joint Spacing 16 Ft Use the Add Joint button to add missing joints if necessary Users need to click the Analyze button to refresh the fault results if any changes to the joints results occur ProVAL AFM will disable any joints and faults that fall within any exclusions defined in the Editor Sections Page 71 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Automated Profile Synchronization APS The Automated Profile Synchronization APS is a tool to synchronize profiles using the cross correlation technique The Cross correlation CC is a statistical metric to measure correlation between two random signals A CC value of 100 or 1 0 indicates the signal pairs are perfectly correlated 0 no correlation and 100 or 1 0 perfect but negatively correlated This technique has been proven to be successful to compare pavement profiles for repeatability tests and accuracy tests When CC is applied to pavement profile comparison the process would require additional special treatments or conditioning of raw pavement profiles The conditioning includes same filtering history for both basis and comparison profiles interpolate comparison profile to the recording interval of the basis profile only when the recording intervals are different Conversion to slope as a part of the conditioning is recommended for comparison
83. n be defined to apply a moving average to produce continuous reports Ride Quality Analyze Analysis Type Continuous File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Stats Y Left Elevation Full 7 Ride Quality Index IRI FJ Right Elevation Threshold in mi 90 00 Segment Length ft 25 00 If the Fixed Interval analysis is selected segments can be defined and the analysis reports statistics for each segment rather than the entire profile The length of the segment can be specified and multiple segments will be added at that interval For example if the segment length is 528 feet segments will be added every 528 feet The exception is when exclusions are defined in the Editor Sections In this case segments will be added until one hits the beginning location of an exclusion area Therefore the length of the last segment before an exclusion area may be less than the fixed length Segments will then be added again starting at the end of an exclusion area and repeat the above process if any additional exclusion areas occur Ride Quality I Analyze Analysis Type dl is File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter Ride Stats Y Left Elevation Full 7 Ride Quality Index ARI v Y Right Elevation Full y Threshold in mi 85 00 Segment Length ft 528 00 Outputs b Overall The Ride Quality statistic for each profile or file is displayed P Continuous Table listing the locatio
84. nce ft 493 2735 IRI in mi 187 6777 Cher E Tabie gt G 200 150 E 100 50 0 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 Distance ft Page 95 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Fixed Interval analysis results You can select each file to display the analysis results Toggle between the chart table and map data if a route is defined Color coded segments on the map indicate pass blue or fail red Mouse over each segment to show information including the start stop distance and the ride index value IRI inmi E PJ Lad E Ln 0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 Distance ft Left Wheel Path es Right Wheel Path Start Stop Length Left Wheel Path IRI Right Wheel Path IRI Distance ft Distance ft ft inmi inmi 0 00 527 99 527 99 55 08 60 86 527 99 1 055 99 527 99 65 42 54 37 1 055 99 1 583 98 527 99 58 88 49 61 1 583 98 2 111 98 527 99 59 80 42 44 2 111 98 2 639 97 527 99 55 03 45 14 2 639 97 3 167 96 527 99 60 86 31 65 3 167 96 3 695 96 527 99 49 58 44 36 3 695 96 4 223 95 527 99 42 54 44 45 4 223 95 4 460 45 236 50 89 40 76 94 4 799 45 5 326 44 526 99 58 97 63 83 5 680 44 6 208 43 527 99 51 75 62 90 6 208 43 6 512 43 304 00 80 89 68 86 ET Map a Y Locations Map Export Location Start Distance ft 4 223 95 Stop Distance ft 4460 45 Left Wheel Path IRI in mi 89 40 Right Wheel Path IRI in mi 76 94 P
85. nding results Smoothness Assurance Grinding Validation Wy p Analyze Grind Grinder Enabled Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft Direction Head Height Warning Length Ft ve Grindar Type lol y 11 00 53 40 Forward 0 00 nja 42 4 V Grinding E 88 70 97 80 Forward 0 00 n a 9 099998 ala ci 7 106 50 135 30 Forward 0 00 nja 28 8 TE KoE ET 7 150 60 167 10 Forward 0 00 nja 16 5 O 7 188 00 200 10 Forward 0 00 nfa 12 10001 besa It Y 209 40 228 20 Forward 0 00 n a 18 79999 o Rt Tandem Spread ft 7 237 30 251 30 Forward 0 00 nja 14 Long Continuous Histor Y 272 60 278 10 Forward 0 00 nja 5 5 2 Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft 0 820 Total Grinded Ft a Elevation in 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 4 800 5 000 5 200 5 400 5 600 Distance Ft Profile LElev Page 113 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Short Continuous Report The Short Continuous roughness report normally indicates localized roughness includes the following for before and after grinding Defective segments table Continuous ride index chart and comparison chart Map showing locations above the threshold indicating hot spots or failed areas Mouse over each hot spot to show information including the start stop distance and the ride index value
86. ns and maximum value of the out of threshold or hot spots statistic A chart shows continuous roughness results for the selected profiles Fixed Interval The Ride Quality statistic for each profile or file is displayed for each segment A chart shows a graphical representation of the stats Page 94 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Overall analysis results Ride Quality v Analysis Type Overall File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter f Profile V LElev Full 7 Ride Quality Index IRI X F RElev Full File Profile IRI in mi gt Profile LElev 39 02 Profile RElev 58 55 Continuous analysis results You can select each profile or file for two channel indexes to display the analysis results Select which profile to view using the dropdown box above the output window Toggle between the chart table and map data if a route is defined On the chart the threshold is shown as a horizontal red line Locations above the threshold are displayed as red coded segments on the map indicating hot spots or failed areas Mouse over each hot spot to show information including the start stop distance and the ride index value Ride Quality Analysis Type Continuous File Profile Section Apply 250mm Filter l Profile Y LElev Full 7 Ride Quality Index IRI X F RElev Threshold in mi 90 00 Segment Length ft 25 00 Profile_LElev 4 Es B amp Dista
87. ns and profile plots within leave outs will also be excluded Page 124 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Smoothness Assurance Grinding validation w po analyze 4 j Grind a los Enabled start Distance 1 Stap Distance 1 Direction Head Height Waring Length 9 E Grinder Type 16 foot Wheelbase gt gt m 10 25 45 17 Forward 0 00 nja 34 92 E Y i 4 Maximum Grinding Depth in 7 73 92 112 67 Forward 0 00 nja 38 75 7 125 33 139 25 Forward 0 00 nja 13 92 Eine Rasion os 7 156 67 166 58 Forward 0 00 nja 9 92 Wheelbase ft 18 00 7 174 25 191 25 Forward 0 00 nja 17 00 Tandem Spread Ft 2a E 196 58 209 08 Forward 0 00 n a 12 50 S Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft 0 820 Total Ground ft 648 4 02 0R de 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 HH 0 1 Elevation in ih MEN NLM J Vs 0 1 ji 0 2 1E i 0 3 1 ji f i 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 Distance Ft Profile_LElew The roughness plots and profiles within the leave outs will be excluded in the short continuous report 3 J E q E 4 Smoothness Assurance Short Continuous Validation W j Analyze jp Grind i 92 588 Start Stop IRI z Distance ft Distance ft infmi 250 142 25 150 42 102 74 186 25 195 33 97 98 200 205 50 235 67
88. ns ect ee hn eae 40 Select Chama ee eee eee 40 Flelpand Event Log oy SM cs oidos 40 SWE O A a A 40 Release Noli cad aia 41 SN A A ete hd i 41 ADO 41 VEWER ceea a a a a Prole selection and DISHA y oi adds 42 VIEWING Prone SECUONS iia a Rater gheedeceds 43 Profile Rename Delete Export ccccccoocccnccoccnoccnnccononcnnncnnnnncnnnonnnnncnnnnonnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnrannnnnas 43 SNOW EV CUMS eo E a o En 44 US WGI OSS tr ill locas 45 Dia AAA on A A a oocemoeeue 47 NOVA O e 5 gu o O a 48 AO A A E A vswweraevuuecoayuaueorneie causes E 50 LOC ATOM Moi ara E DA dc 50 Milepostrelated Input oia 51 cn ea A E S 52 ROUE PEC OO E E a a aa a e E NNS 52 EVON a cers tesa a ac a a a a AO 54 o IA ZO A A a a a a teen 55 AOAO O 58 FIORD A E o un T E a E 60 ANALYSE O E OO Pp e o Pr IA Templates duna Oo nia 64 Automated Faulting Measurements AFM oooccccccccccccnnccnnnnccnncnononccnnonononnnonononannnnnnnnnnnrnnnononanenns 67 PP oo 67 MPU nario dis 67 HU o 68 Automated Profile Synchronization APS ccccccccccesseeceeeceeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeseeaeeceeseseaeeeesessaaseeees 72 Prone Selecione 72 A O 73 A 75 Power spectral DENSI PSD a e eee 80 Prone SClO CHO Mites ccna da 80 AR EEE EA EA EA RTEA EEE EA EAA e ot ao 81 810 0 kc cen aa a aaa eee 82 Precision and Blas ASTME OO arrsa ida 84 MDU ti cada 85 A e A 85 Profiler Certification Module POM ccccccssssseceeceeeeeeeeeeaeeeeceeesaeeseceeeseeeseeeeesseaeeeesse
89. o Lead Out Length ft sg Distance Offset Ft pool Milepost related inputs Profiling Direction Beginning Milepost mile 6 11 Geography Start Latitude Start Longitude Stop Latitude o 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 avo Elevation in nm pa o _ Milepost mile Stop Longitude Left Wheel Path Centerline Right Wheel Path Page 45 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer The following is a Viewer screen for both Eastbound and Westbound profiles with the milepost view turned off Close Add Files Save Editor Analysis Project SAM Left Wheel Path Centerline Right Wheel Path Centerline Right Wheel Path 2 fm E E Distance mile EB_Left Wheel Path_Full WB_Left Wheel Path_Full Page 46 ProVAL User s Guide Viewer The following is a Viewer screen for both Eastbound and Westbound profiles with milepost view turned on A eiii DOSst_txamp Sisi b e Close Add Files Save Report Editor Analysis 3 gt SAM Y V Left Wheel Path i F Centerline Right Wheel Path Left Wheel Path Centerline Right Wheel Path Elevation in 3 4 Milepost mile EB_Left Wheel Path_Full WB_Left Wheel Path_Full Units The unit system can be specified in the Options by checking or un checking the Use SI Units option General Settings MENEM Ea Use SI Units Enable Recording Log Show Online Content on the Start Page Page 47 ProVAL
90. of large wave bands to make sure the influence of the long wavelength content does not eclipse the influence of the shorter wavelength content Once the CC rating for comparison pair is obtained based on the standard CC formula the value is scaled to consider the ratio of variance of each conditioned profile This last process is to compensate the CC error when two profiles have exactly the same shape but very different amplitude The analysis is fully compliant with the AASHTO standard R56 Standard Practice for Certification of Inertial Profiling Systems The ProVAL Profile Synchronization analysis uses two or more profiles of the same section that have been measured at approximately the same time usually subsequent runs The starting points of the data in the measured profiles do not always match To correct for this the Profile Synchronization can be used to determine the proper offset of the comparison profile s to match the starting point of the basis profile Since any two measured profiles are not exact copies of each other the software must utilize statistical techniques to determine the optimum offset Profile Selection At least two profiles must be selected each in a different file One profile must be designated as the basis while the others are considered as comparison For informational purposes the sampling interval is shown for each file Use Mileposts Close AddFiles Save Report viewer Editor Pr
91. oject v O Hel Template su E SIDA NM A i EE Screenshot Units Profile Synchronization Validation W Analyze Apply Offsets lavigats v Maximum Offset Ft 20 File Profiles Basis Section Sample Interval in A Fl RefProfila Left Right F Ful 12 000000 Profile Location Left 7 IN Y Rungi eft Right Full 12 000000 Basis Filter W RunO2 Left Right Fl Full 12 000000 IRI with 250mm Filter Y Run03 Left Right T Full 12 000000 Comparison Filter Y Run04 Left Right Full 12 000000 IRI with 250mm Filter Y RunO5 Left Right F Full 12 000000 ms fe eno ls u Am Ns Page 72 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis The template sets the wavelength filter for each profile but changing the selected profiles would not affect the template Maximum offset is the range of horizontal offset within the CC sweep analysis While the basis profile is fixed the comparison profile would be shifted to the left or to the right side of the basis profile at any possible sample interval increments 1 e offsets Profile Synchronization Maximum Offset Ft 20 Profile Location Left v Basis Filter IRI with 250mm Filter Comparison Filter IRI with 250mm Filter Profile Location is the channel of profiles to be used for the cross correlation analysis Profile Synchronization Maximum
92. on While the row of the desired section is selected click the Export Section button to export profile data within that section Type in the desired file name and save as a PPF file Page 55 ProVAL User s Guide Editor 03_Ride Statistics ProVAL a RO i af Uni Export Section CUPL 77 tart Distance At Stop Distance ft Sta m Default O Leave out Sectl O Leave out Sect Map de A EAS Distance ft 64 5624 Elevation in 19 2670 20 Elevation in Page 56 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 6 000 6 500 7 000 7 500 8 000 8 500 9 000 Distance ft meee Left Elevation e Right Elevation P Leave out an Sen TEE My Recent Documents File name My Network Save as type Pavement Profile ppf v Cancel ProVAL User s Guide Editor It is also possible to add remove and export sections by right clicking the table or the map Right click a location on the map to set it as the start or stop position for the section selected in the table If a route is defined the full route is white on the map generic sections are blue and leave out sections are orange MS_CAT_C ProVAL 3 5 il w IE y Close Add Files Save Report Project Project 0 E SG Section ASK to_ 25k Leave out sections are automatically excluded in the Automated Fault Me
93. ows explorer An Untitled project will be created automatically Users can then use Save As to save it to another filename or simply discard it the latter is useful for a quick view of data without saving any projects a NFAJ sc e Doc Prova gt 9 i Search ProVAL 34 Sam O Organize Share with Burn New folder 7 Fil Documents library Arrange by Folder ProVAL 3 4 Samples We Data import 104b APSync test Le Extra 103 Ride Statistics Template 109 PCM_ws PB 101_Basic Sample 107_PCM_Not s0 good 114 _OWL_Sample 0106 _PCM_Concrete test 113_AFM_Sample 105_PCM_Asphalt test 1 00_Data Import 104a APSync org 112 SAM_Sample 108 _PCM_with lead_in_out 115 Case Studies 110 _PSD_Sample 202 Profiler Comparison 111 _PSD 1D Profile Features D 20 items Page 16 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Add Files You can use the Add Files button in the toolbar to select and add profile data files to the current project RO A dialog box will appear when you click the Add Files button Files of the Default File Type set in the Options ate displayed To view other file types use the dropdown menu a Search Data import p Organize New folder gt Fil J Wan Name Date modi Type E Lo Kargah Ostadi ca je 00_Basic_Sample 10 29 200 ERD Profile de maybe veda bug y i 00_Basic_Sample 1 31 2011 Pavement Profile di MiniDV Tapes A
94. ply on the comparison profile Comparison Filter can be selected from None Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass Butterworth Band pass Moving Average Low pass Moving Average High pass Moving Average Band pass V YY VYTVYVTY Wavelength Filter Filter Type None Butterworth Low pass T Butterworth High pass Y Butterworth Band pass Moving Average Low pass Y Moving Average High pass amp Moving Average Band pass Grinding Inputs The Grinding Inputs work in the same manner as the one in the Smoothness Assurance Module SAM Please refer to the SAM Grinding Screen for further details Page 129 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses WIM Locator Report The WIM Index report includes the following items A table for qualified WIM site locations bp A WIM index chart If grinding simulation is performed the WIM Index report would include reports for before and after grinding Analysis without a Comparison Chart An example of WIM index report without a comparison chart and grinding results Optimal WIM Locator Results validation W j Analyze Grind 4 p Navigate WF TE Start Distance Ft Stop Distance Ft z gt 21 951 43 22 126 00 300 22 167 51 22 214 59 280 22 218 18 22 257 41 260 22 276 70 22 337 17 240 22 372 80 22 482 31 220 22 512 39 22 531 68 se 22 548 67 22 560 44 E 180 22 594 11 22 677 80 3 160 2 140 22 678 78 22 896 16 5 120 22 906 95 22 942 58 100 80 60 40 20 0 22 00
95. port Functions The Report button once clicked with a mouse lists options for report functions Select the location and type of report The export functions include Print to PDF Export to Excel and Save to Text bp Print to PDF Generate a secured PDF report Export to Excel Save report data to various Excel worksheets P Save to Text Save report data in various text files T Report Charts in the Viewer and some analysis screens can also be exported as images to either files or the Clipboard in the PNG format See Viewer and Analyses sections for details Print to PDF After viewing profiles or finishing an analysis you can click the Report button and select PDF to generate a secured PDF report that cannot be modified If the option to use the alternate chart template is selected in the Options the alternate chart colors will be printed General Settings NECE E a EE dee Use SI Units Enable Recording Log 5how Online Content on the Start Page Use Alternate Chart Template for printing and PDF reports Default File Type All Map source Google Maps hi Spreadsheet Program C Program Files 86h Microsoft Office Officel 2 EXCEL EXE Default Project Path EnllsersiLocalAdmin Documents ProW AL Projects Page 26 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools Advanced Window Help x PA Create PDF da Combine Files gt Export E Start Meeting gt IB
96. r Curldown Left Elevation Full None Slope PSD Wave Number A l Right Elevation None Constant Frequency Interval cycle ft CurleUp Y Left Elevation Full None l Right Elevation None 1 Slope PSD vs Wavelength chart Log Scale E 1 00e 05 Slope Spectral Density Feicycle 1 00e 08 0 1 10 Wave Length Feicycle CurleUlp Left Elevation 2 Slope PSD vs Wave number chart Log Scale Ea pa Wave Number cycle Fth 2 1076 Slope Spectral Density Fiicycle 0 0009 1 00e 03 1 00e 04 1 00e 06 Slope Spectral Density Fefcycle 0 1 Wave Number cycle FE CurleUp Left Elevation Page 82 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses A Log Scale button in the chart control toolbar can be used to toggle the chart y axis between log scale and linear scale This is useful to make peaks easier to see Power Spectral Density Analyze Inputs Y Use Octave Bands File Profile Section Filter CurleUp Y Left Elevation Full None Bands Per Octave 12 E Right Elevation None Curldown F Left Elevation None Constant Frequency Interval cycle Ft 0 003048 F Right Elevation None Log Scale AR 4 00e 04 w uw gt w pS pu gt uw Cc Dv ao 5 poe d uw vw a LA vw a un 0 00e00 10 Wave Length Feicycle CurleUp Left Elevation Page 83 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Precision and Bias ASTM E 950 The precision
97. roVAL Analysis Templates pvat Hide Folders Page 35 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Chart Color Templates A default color template is provided A color template defines the chart s background color line styles and axis fonts A line style specifies the line color pattern and thickness The template defined on the Chart Style tab is generally used If Use Alternate Chart Template is selected in the Options the alternate chart colors are used when printing and generating PDF reports General Settings Analysis Chart Style Alternate Chart Colors i Axis Font Background Color L OldLace Y Line Color Line Pattern Line Thickness Page 36 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Chart Controls A common chart is used throughout the software This feature helps you become familiar with consistent chart layouts Specific features include Use Mileposts Screenshot Close Add Files Save Report Editor Analysis Analysis F Project RO LElev RElev ean E oon any a E a 1 ra E LL 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 Distance mile Basic Sample_LElev Full 00 Basic_Sample_RElev _Full Page 37 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Scroll Bars Both horizontal and vertical Only available when zooming into a portion of a chart w LE E ES Elevation in Cy 12 do a OT Oy de O A i Bh OF N 1 400
98. rt location Click Save to save changes to the location information Page 51 ProVAL User s Guide Editor Geography If a file includes coordinates the software attempts to find the start and stop coordinates Because coordinates ate not always recorded for each data it is important to verify the discovered information 1s correct Ifa file does not include coordinates the user must manually set the locations ProVAL then attempts to synchronize the profile with a road route The route and coordinates should not be considered absolute but are a guide to supplement distance locations Start Latitude GPS latitude coordinate of the start location in decimal degrees Start Longitude GPS longitude coordinate of the start location in decimal degrees Stop Latitude GPS latitude coordinate of the stop location in decimal degrees Stop Longitude GPS longitude coordinate of the stop location in decimal degrees Y YvYrY G eogra pl hy Start Latitude 32 52939 Start Longitude 92 45396 Stop Latitude 32 952183 Stop Longitude 92 41566 Start and stop locations are marked with flags on the map in the Editor Itis also possible to set start and stop locations by right clicking a location on the map in the Editor From the dropdown menu select Set start location or Set stop location Editor Basic File NH451050101 1 20 EBOL 101706 Navigate Location Information S Chart E Map Q Q Locations
99. sageeeeseaas 86 PHONE SECIS e dd e tees 86 A E RO 87 QUIPUIS aia ales 88 Promo arapa o Mula Outras a a 90 Prone Selec iia ie 90 MOUI Sara men eee tert eee erica renal eiii 91 OUT OS APA O A E AA E i 92 A te mene rie en mr ene et en en eee eee ee eee ee 93 PONS SAI dd 93 PPP Wut cons uaunduuelubegausceumtdd iueatrs Sueereniuuyantuuaubans 93 A A A aula vino eae ater ee ele eae ui readiness 94 Rolling Straldhtedge RSE lara al a 100 Prone Selecionar tits llcedio ia 100 MPU PPPO0 ONU nn A a Lastinetwbame rime umemasas 101 OUMU ko erent as eens pe eer eer Cnr ee eee meee ee eer eee ea 101 Smoothness Assurance Module SAM ccccccssesecceeceeseeceesceeeseeeessaeueeeseesaaeeeeseseageeeeessaaees 103 Proe SCICCUOM 2284525 te acne eee aaa aa eae 103 Ride Quality Inputs ANd Analysis oooocncccccccnnnnccccccccocononononnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnnononononnnonnnnnnnnenonanoss 104 GANAMOS CN eses ones ndenceesaentane oy tra 106 SNOL COMINUOUS REDON aca e delo atul 114 ond COMUNAL US REDON is 114 Fixed Interval REPOrt cccccccsssseccccceeseeceecceeeseeeeccseaeeceeseeeeueceeeeeeaeeeeesseaeeeeessaseeeessaaaneeess 115 Short Continuous Histogram RESURS umi id 116 Long COMPNUOUS Histogram RES od 117 Analysis witha Comparison Chat iuris 119 Analysis by Excluding Le ave Out cccccccccsssseceeecaeeeceeeseeaseceeeseasseeesesaaaseeeesseaeseeeessaaaes 124 Optimal WIM Site Locator OWE isc nad io ciao 128 A e toe 128 WIM Index puts
100. se Skewed Joints Plnclude Cracks Available techniques for joint identification are Downward Spike amp Step Curled edge Outputs 16 00 J26 00 Downward Spike Curled edge After analysis results are displayed for each segment On the left choose which segment to view The top chart plots elevation versus distance Faults are marked with points proportional to the magnitude Automated Faulting Results 06_155 Left Elevation Oto 526 528 to 1056 1056 to 1584 1584 to 2112 2112 to 2640 2640 to 3168 3165 to 3477 06_1 55 Right Elevation Page 68 E E 7 6 9 10 11 E 13 14 215 16 17 18 19 Elevation in v Analyze i Navigate vi 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 Distance Ft 06155 Left Elevation Faulting ProVAL User s Guide Analyses The lower chart shows the location and height of each fault Distance Ft Faulting in 6 8337 0 01 22 9155 0 01 06_155 Left Elevation 38 7386 0 10 54 7772 0 02 dis 70 8159 0 02 86 8546 0 01 102 8070 0 06 118 8888 0 03 134 7550 0 03 150 7506 0 01 20 0 166 7892 0 03 E 183 0435 0 05 198 9959 0 01 215 2502 0 01 231 2026 0 04 247 1551 0 03 263 3231 0 02 we 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 279 2755 0 02 Distance Ft 205 3577 am 350 400 450 500 Select the top level profile to show the maximum faulting and accumulated faulting for each segment fg 06_1 55 Left El
101. ss Y Butterworth Low pass Step 4 You can then select either the Original to the default settings or use the template menu to Apply Edit Save or Delete a previously created template DOiernmiar TO A as HA Edit Inputs Use Octave Bands Fie Profe Section Fiter i Curldown R Left Elevation Full None sans Per Octave ne M E Right Elevation Constant Frequency Interval cyde m 0 010000 CurleUp F Left Elevation None E Right Elevation None Step 5 After selecting a desired template simply click the Analyze button to run the analysis based on the current input settings Page 65 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Project Analysis Power Spectral Density validation wz p Analyze Y Use Octave Bands File Profle Section Fiter Curldown Y Left Elevation Full None Bands Per Octave al A a Constant Frequency Interval cyde m 0010000 CurleUp E Left Elevation None E Right Elevation None de p E Log Scale amp a 1 00e 03 al 1 00e 04 gt 1 00e 05 e 5 A 1 00e 06 ae Za 1 00e 08 un 1 00e 09 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 1000 Wave Length m cycle Curldown_Left Elevatio Page 66 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Automated Faulting Measurements AFMI The Automated Faulting analysis identifies joints and reports faults in jointed concrete pavement Faulting is calculated based on the AASHTO R36 12 Standar
102. t Select Include all data if you wish to include detailed results One or more files will be generated for the analysis results from the data sets Folder for reports 3g Excel Select the folder to where reports will be saved p m Favorites JB Links a E My Documents a ProVAL 3 4 Samples de Data import Je Extra de Template m My Music dEl My Pictures Page 30 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started The text file names correspond to each data set The text files can then easily be viewed in any text editor or for any data submission or post processing UltraEdit 32 C impWiewer txt Tre AE File Edit Search Project View Format Column Macro Advanced Window Help Customize Oro g la W i ER jectune hh oH Viewer txt E C tmpWiewer txt Distance ft Elevation in Distance ft Elevation ini 0 001368 O 0 012012 2070183 0 002736 O 2070163 o 4140366 0 016094 0 4140566 0 036036 6210549 0 029446 0 6210549 0 036036 DEDO TZ 0 030792 0 5250 732 0 084024 O35 5092 032145 1 055092 0 107966 4211 045492 24211 107952 449125 0 046636 1 449126 0 131916 656146 0 045158 656146 0 1555965 5663165 0 049512 663165 0 155808 07018553 062856 2 070183 0 1557485 ar reOl DOT 788 2 eaf 201 0 0957 45422 1355396 148422 0363 b91235 154944 691255 08425201 596256 195492 950256 072204 E o 024024 o E o 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 a a ES 31105274 102020 105274 060156 3 3 3 3
103. te will set the wavelength filter for each profile The inputs include Maximum Offset see Cross Correlation for detailed description Minimum Repeatability or Passing Score for average coefficient of cross correlation Minimum Accuracy or Passing Score for average coefficient of cross correlation Profiler Certification Maximum OFFset FE Minimum Repeatability 5 Minimum Accuracy 4 Basis Filter IRI with 250mm Filter Comparison Filter IRI with 250mm Filter If a basis profile is selected the sample interval should be less than 2 75 in If not a warning would be issued along with the analysis results Similar to the Profile Synchronization module the Profiler Certification Module will automatically pre process condition the entire profile traces crop the profile between the lead in and lead out 1 e the Full section and perform interpolation if sampling intervals are different between the basis and comparison profile prior to computation of coefficient of cross correlation Users need to define lead in lead out distances on the Editor Basic screen and left right channels for each profile on the Editor Info screen Page 87 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Outputs Under Navigate choose from the Summary Results or Detailed Results Profiler Certification Summary Results Analyze Inputs Statistics Statistic l Repeatability Left Repeatability Right Accuracy Left Ac
104. the imported ProVAL compatible format is corrupted File Import Wizard File Sample Interval Sample Interval Unit Elevation Unit Inputs 02 Paveset pwst ki UL Decimal Symbol Period hi Data Starting Row 1 1 2 3 5 6 1 8 Station 1594 2 Interval 100 Ltrim 0 Lspan 12 7 Lvolt 0 Lvspan 0 Rtrim 0 Rspan 12 7 Type Text Unknown Location Station Unknown Location 1594 2 Unknown Location Unknown Location Unknown Location ul b Fill in information including Sample Interval Sample Interval Unit Elevation Unit Decimal Symbol Data Starting Row As the correct Data Starting Row is selected several selections of data types will be displayed depending on the number of columns in the data block Page 19 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started Ale Import Wizard File Inputs Sample Interval Sample Interval Unit Elevation Unit Decimal Symbol Data Starting Row records 873 30 0 00 47 74 873 40 0 00 47 74 873 51 0 00 47 74 873 61 0 00 47 74 873 72 0 00 47 74 Unknown Location 873 30 Select the correct data type from the following options for each data column Left Center Right Unknown Location or Not a Profile Page 20 File Sample Interval Inputs Sample Interval Unit Elevation Unit Decimal Symbol Data Starting Row records 873 30 0 00 47 74 873 40 0 00 47 74 873 51 0 00
105. tral Density W Ride Quality Rolling Straightedge Smoothness Assurance Default Analysis The following can be set using this utility Default Analysis Set the default analysis that is displayed on the toolbar for easy access Selected Analyses Any analyses that are checked will be displayed in the Analysis menu Templates Templates are saved input settings Add from File Import a saved template pvat pv3at or pvi Add from ProVAL 3 4 Import all existing templates from all ProVAL versions 3 4 and earlier on the computer Export to File Export templates to a pvat file Clear Clear existing templates Especially useful if they become corrupt Y YY YY YY Page 34 ProVAL User s Guide Getting Started An example to import a template pvat file e gt pm My Documents ProVAL Samples le Search Samples pa Organize New folder Date modified Type Mo items match your search La Computer ProVAL 3 Analysis Templates pv3at ProVAL 2 Input Sets pwi An example to export a template pvat file ner LL O lt lt Mi Documents gt Prova gt Projects Organize New folder FY Favorites Documents library HI Desktop Projects J Downloads 5 Recent Places Arrange by Felder Name Date modified Type No items match your search Libraries Documents a Music E Pictures F Videos od mm File name ha Save as type P
106. ts qu Page 120 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Step 4 Navigate to Long Continuous to view the long continuous roughness report vs filtered profile plot You may zoom in to examine detailed comparison Smoothness Assurance Long Continuous Analyze Grind AOLE Start Stop IRI a Distance ft Distance ft in mi 264 00 385 58 54 18 2 801 58 3 883 83 74 60 J o o IRI in mi E un o 60 30 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3 000 3500 4000 4500 5 000 Distance ft 4 gt After Grinding Le ere Start Stop IRI a Distance ft Distance ft in mi 0 5 2 0 0 E 0 5 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3 000 3500 4000 4500 5 000 Distance ft Profile LElev Profile LElev Grounc 4 Page 121 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Step 5 Navigate to Fixed Interval to view the fixed interval roughness report vs filtered profile plot You can not zoom in for this case due to the nature of the plots Use the buttons to toggle between the chart and the table data Smoothness Assurance Fixed Interval Analyze Grind Navigate v E chart E Table fa BS 80 70 60 250 30 20 10 0 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 Distance ft EJ No Grinding MN After Grinding GES 0 5 0 0 Elevation in O 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600
107. tterworth Low pass Moving Average Low pass Page 100 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template however the template would set the wavelength filter for each profile Straightedge Length This is the baselength of the simulated straightedge Deviation Threshold This is the threshold values to determine out of spec ateas Rolling Straightedge Inputs Straightedge Length Ft 10 00 Deviation Threshold in Outputs The outputs include Surface Deviation Chart the ranges within the thresholds are shaded Defective Segments Table 1 e hot spots or out of spec areas and maximum surface deviations An example of a surface deviation chart Profile Profile LElev ki StartDistance FE StopDistance FE Surface Deviation in 3 645 10 3 645 40 4 201 60 4 203 90 4 234 50 4 238 70 4 334 10 4 338 90 4 773 70 4 775 90 Surface Deviation Cin 1 o o o ea 2 E 500 1000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 5 000 5 500 Distance FE Profile LElev Page 101 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses A zoomed in view of the above example Profile Profile LElew qa Q ShartDistance FE StopDistance Ft Surface Deviation in 3645 10 3 645 40 0 10 4 201 60 4 205 90 0 12 4 234 50 4 230 701 0 14 4 334 10 4 335 90 0 14 4773 70 4 775 940 0 10 a _ co co I I I 1 i I 1
108. ved as Automatic under the Strategy selection ea Use Mileposts Close AddFiles Save Report viewer Editor ia s Template Suto Grind Strategy Locations Project aeit oo 4 Units smia Smoothness Assurance Grinding Validation W j Analyze Grinder Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance Ft Direction Head Height in Warning Length FE gt BM 1025 4517 Forward 0 00nfa 34 92 73 92 112 67 Forward 0 00 nja 38 75 12533 139 25 Forward 0 00 n a 13 92 156 67 166 58 Forward 0 00 nfa 9 92 174 25 191 25 Forward 0 00 n a 17 00 196 58 209 08 Forward 0 00 nja 12 50 LN Y ii Grinder Type gt Maximum Grinding Depth in Head Position Wheelbase Ft SS e s sis Tandem Spread Ft Short Cutoff Wavelength Ft Total Ground Ft 777 aaa gt r T u ae J amp B 0 4 Elevation in ii 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 2 400 2 600 2 800 3 000 3 200 3 400 3 600 3 800 4 000 4 200 4 400 4 600 Distance Ft Profile_LElev You can click the Locations dropdown and select the Enable All Locations or Disable All Locations to quickly select and de select all grinding locations Validation Wi Analyze 4 Grinder Enabled Start Distance ft Stop Distance ft Direction Head Height in Warning Length ft Grinder Type gt wi 88 70 97 80 Forward 0 00 n a 9 10 7 106 50 135 30 Forward 0 00 n a 28 80 Maximum Grinding Depth n Y 15
109. y clicking the hyperlink in each input field A dialog box would prompt for you to select a filter Wavelength Filter Filter Type Mone T Butterworth Band pass TF Butterworth Low pass y Butterworth High pass S Close a The following filters are available None IRI Butterworth Band pass Butterworth Low pass Butterworth High pass FVYVYV YF Inputs Input Templates are available for this analysis Changing the selected profiles will not affect the template However the template will set the wavelength filter for each profile Octave Bands Enabling Octave Bands will enable Bands Per Octave and disable Constant Frequency Interval Pb Bands Per Octave Number of reported data points when a frequency or wavelength is doubled or halved Constant Frequency Interval The frequency interval when the narrow band report is desired Power Spectral Density Inputs V Use Octave Bands File Profile Section Filter CurleUp V Left Elevation Full None Bands Per Octave Right Elevation None Constant Frequency Interval cycle Ft Curldown Left Elevation Mone Right Elevation None Page 81 ProVAL User s Guide Analyses Outputs Two output charts are available via the Navigate button Slope PSD against Wave Length and Slope PSD against Wave Number The Slope PSD vs wavelength is recommended as the default view Power Spectral Density 7 Use Octave Bands File Profile Section Filte

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