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... Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Louisiana Louisiana Department of Transportation Maine Maine Department of Transportation Maryland Maryland State Highway Administration Michigan Michigan Department of Transportation Minnesota Minnesota Department of Transportation Mississippi Mississippi Department of Transportation Missouri Missouri Department of Transportation State Responding Agency Montana Montana Department of Transportation Nebraska Nebraska Department of Roads New Hampshire* New Hampshire Department of Transportation New Jersey New Jersey Department of Transportation New Mexico New Mexico Department Of Transportation New york New york State Department of Transportation North Carolina North Carolina Department of Transportation North Dakota North Dakota Department of Transportation Ohio Ohio Department of Transportation Oregon Oregon Department of Transportation Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Transportation South Carolina South Carolina Department of Transportation South Dakota South Dakota Department of Transportation Tennessee Tennessee Department of Transportation Texas Texas Department of Transportation Utah Utah Department of Transportation Vermont Vermont Department of Transportation Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Washington Washington State Department of Transportation West Virginia West Virginia Department of Transportation Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Transportation TABLE 1 RESPONDING STATE HIGHWAy AGENCIES *
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From page 12...
... provided sensor spacings, load levels, and other useful data. In addition, the standards published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, procedures published by AASHTO, and articles in the Transportation Research Record provided valuable procedural descriptions.
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... Deflection basin: The bowl shape of the deformed pavement surface caused by a specialized load as depicted from the peak measurements of a series of deflection sensors placed at radial offsets from the center of the load plate ("Standard Guide for General Pavement Deflection Measurements" 2005)
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From page 14...
... . Deflection basin test: A test with deflection sensors placed at various radial offsets from the center of the load plate.
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