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NCHRP Synthesis 381: Falling Weight Deflectometer Usage (2008)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis Program (NCHRPSYN)

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Alavi, Sirous, Tavares, Michael P, LeCates, Jeffrey F, Transportation Research Board. "Part 8: FWD Computers." NCHRP Synthesis 381: Falling Weight Deflectometer Usage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-2)
Purpose (3-3)
Scope (4-4)
Definitions (5-6)
Falling Weight Deflectometer Types and Configurations (7-7)
Falling Weight Deflectometer Manufacturers (8-9)
Maintenance Practices (10-11)
Calibration Procedures (12-12)
Calibration Requirements (13-13)
Calibration Centers (14-14)
Data Collection Guidelines (15-19)
Data Storage (20-20)
Data Analysis Methods (21-21)
Data Analysis Software (22-22)
Analysis Output File Types (23-23)
Qualifications (24-24)
Additional Training Opportunities (25-26)
Outsourcing Requirements (27-28)
Case 2. Pavement Rehabilitation and Overlay (29-29)
Case 4. Pavement Management Systems (30-30)
Case 7. Spring Load Restrictions (31-31)
Case 11. Project Acceptance and Evaluation (32-32)
Case 12. Conversion of Data from Other Nondestructive Testing Devices (33-33)
Case 13. International Practices (34-34)
Portable Falling Weight Deflectometer (35-35)
Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design (36-36)
CHAPTER TEN - Conclusions (37-38)
References (39-42)
Bibliography (43-43)
Abbreviations (44-44)
APPENDIX A - Survey Questionnaire (45-67)
Part 1: Background Information (68-68)
Part 2: FWD Equipment Types (69-69)
Part 3: FWD Equipment Maintenance (70-73)
Part 4: FWD Equipment Calibration (74-79)
Part 5: GeneraL FWD Testing Procedures (80-83)
Part 6: FWD Field Testing - Flexible Pavements (84-92)
Part 7: FWD Field Testing - Rigid Pavements (93-102)
Part 8: FWD Computers (103-104)
Part 9: Data Analysis (105-107)
Part 10: Data Management and Storage (108-109)
Part 11: Personnel Training (110-115)
Part 12: FWD Program Administration - Part 1 of 2 (116-117)
Part 13: FWD Program Administration - Part 2 of 2 (118-126)

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103 Question 50: Under which of these conditions is rigid pavement testing not allowed? (Check all that apply.) FIGURE B44 Survey responses to Question 50: "Under which of these conditions is rigid pavement testing not allowed?" (Check all that apply.) Part 8: FWD Computers Question 51: What type of field data collection computers are most commonly used? FIGURE B45 Survey response to Question 51: "What type of field data collection computers are most commonly used?"

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104 Question 52: What is the name of the FWD data collection software used in the field? (Separate multiple names and versions with commas.) FIGURE B46 Survey responses to Question 52, by title and by vendor: "What is the name of the FWD data collection software used in the field?" (Separate multiple names and versions with commas.) Question 53: In which format does your FWD equipment give its output? (Check all that apply.) FIGURE B47 Survey response to Question 53: "In which format does your FWD equipment give its output?" (Check all that apply.)