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Title:

Testing and Calibration Methods for RWIS Sensors: Field Test Procedures for Environmental Sensor Stations

Abstract:

As part of the NCHRP it was determined that a need existed to develop guidelines for practical field testing of ESS sensors to evaluate if a sensor is providing an accurate representation of actual conditions at the installed site. The procedures contained in this document define the equipment and describe the procedures that state, county and city personnel can use to measure sensor parameters and evaluate sensors. The standardized methodologies for field testing various models of ESS pavement sensors were developed as a result of research performed under NCHRP Project 6-15, Testing and Calibration Methods for RWIS Sensors. Pavement temperature, surface state, and freezing point temperature are the three pavement sensor parameters that were addressed in the study.

Source(s):

SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Prepared for National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP Project 6-15). For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2005

Author:

Fleege, et al

Keywords:


Pavement condition
Pavement temperature

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