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Automated detection of pavement cracking

Québec (Canada-Québec), 13 August 2006

This workshop was organised by PIARC Technical Committee 4.2 chaired by Michel Boulet (France).

Objectives

The main objective was to give experts, researchers, suppliers, and users access to the latest information and an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience pertaining to the development and evaluation of automated or semi-automated crack detection systems.

The secondary objective was to allow PIARC/TC4.2 and TRB/AFD20(1) to identify needs and to determine the means of increasing R&D efforts and improving harmonization procedures.

List of participants

PROCEEDINGS

 AUTHOR

TITLE

INTRODUCTION

1

Michel Boulet, LCPC, France

Workshop objectives

2

Mathieu Grondin, C4.2

Objectives of PIARC Working Group D

METHODS FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING CRACKS (AND OTHER DISTRESSES)

3

Paul Harbin Roadware, Canada

The AASHTO method

4

Michel Boulet, LCPC, France

The LCPC test method

5

John Laurent, INO, Québec, Canada

Developing an automated crack measurement system: challenges and solutions

6

Paul Harbin, Roadware, Canada

The Roadware experience

7

Brian Ferne, TRL, UK

The TRL experience

EVALUATION AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR MEASURING SYSTEMS

8

Ramesh Sinhal, HA, UK

The British experience (presented by Brian Ferne)

9

Leif Sjögren, VTI, Sweden

The Swedish experience

10

Keizo Kamiya, Nippon Expressway Company Ltd, Japan

The Japanese experience

11

Steve Brown, Australia

The Australian experience (presented by Brian Ferne)

12

Jeannot Fafié, DWW, The Netherlands

The Dutch experience

13

Pietro Bumma, MET, Belgium

Harmonized method for qualifying and validating automated measurement systems: PIARC Working Group D progress report

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPCOMING WORKS 

Workshop with pre-determined questions, comments, and opinions as a basis for discussion