ROADWAY CONDITION SURVEY

1. Ahsanullah University of
Science & Technology
Presentation on :
ROADWAY CONDITION SURVEY

3. Presentation Outline :
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Introduction,
Objectives of Roadway Condition Survey,
Methods can be used,
Study Site,
Data Collection,
Data Analysis,
Recommendations,

4. Road way Condition Survey:
Roadway condition is an important parameter in
selecting things for improving vehicular movement in a
road or highway. Sometimes roadside use pattern in our
country affects the traffic stream and the smoothness of
their passing in the road

5. Objectives of road way condition
survey:
1. Observe Geometric
Condition of Roadway
2.Observe Surface Condition
of Roadway
3.Observe Operating
Condition of Roadway

6. Methods of roadway condition
survey :
Walking Survey
Manual Method
Pavement
Condition
Survey
Windshield
Survey
Automatic
Method
Walking +
Windshield
Survey

7. Manual Method
Fig: Walking
Fig: Windshield

8. Manual Method
Fig: Walking+Windshield

9. Automatic Method

10. Study site :
Panthapath Road Segment between Russell
Square and Green roadPanthapath Intersection

11. Data Collection :
• Location: Bir Uttam Kazi Nuruzzaman Shorok
(Russel square to Panthapath)
• Date: 16th December , 2013
• Time: 8.00 am to 12.00 pm
• Duration: 4 hours
• Weather: Sunny
• Method: Manual Method – Walking Survey
• Equipment: Data sheet, Tape, Camera.

12. Geometric property of road:

13. Geometric property of survey road:
From Russel Squere to PanthaPath : (Right Side)

14. GEOMETRIC PROPERTY OF SURVEY ROAD:
From Russel Squere to PanthaPath : (Left Side)

15. A Sketch of the road :

16. Side road:
A minor or subsidiary road, especially one joining or diverging from a
main road. It distributes trips between the main road and local area
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17. Effects of side road on
roadway condition:
Positive effects:
1.Connecting residential areas
with main road.
2.Making easy and movable access
for the traffic of their residents and
visitors.

18. Negative effects:
1.Increased traffic at the intersection
of side road and main road.
2.Irregular and unplanned design,
maintenance causing congestion
and accidents

19. LOCATION OF SIDE ROADS :
From Russel Squere to PanthaPath :
Length (m)
Width (m)
Side (Left/Right)
265
3.2
Right
330
4.8
Right
440
3.9
Right
646
3.3
Right
840
6.3
Right
846
5.8
Right
944
6
Right
100
4.32
Left
400
4.9
Left
480
5.9
Left
486
5
Left
500
4
Left
575
4.2
Left
590
6
Left
770
2
Left

20. Fig: Typical side roads found on the survey zone.

21. SURFACE DISTRESS
Surface distress is "Any indication of poor or unfavorable
pavement performance or signs of impending failure; any
unsatisfactory performance of a pavement short of failure"
Classifications of surface
distress:
1) Fracture (in the form of cracking)
2)Distortion(i.e. rutting, corrugation and shoving)
3)Disintegration(i.e. form of stripping, raveling
or spalling)

22. 1.Ravelling
2.Rutting
Fig: Typical surface distress found on the survey zone.

23. 1.Rutting
2.Shoving

24. 1.CORRUGA
TION
2.PATCHING
Fig: Typical surface distress found on the survey zone.

25. Drainage Point :
Number of drainage point:
From Russels Square – Panthapath (right)=54*
From Russels Square – Panthapath (left)=48*

26. Drainage Point :
Fig: Standard size of an inlet(courtesy by Swedish
Ministry of Transportation).

27. Importance of drainage :
1.To prevent flooding of the road
and ponding on the road surface
2.To protect the bearing capacity of
the pavement and the subgrade
material
3.To avoid the erosion of the side
slope.

28. Drainage Point :
Fig: Irregularities maintained in case of drainage point.

29. Street Lighting
• Street lights are provided mainly to improve road
safety at night, but we know that they also help to
reduce crime and the fear of crime, and to enhance
the night-time urban environment.
• Generally, all roads, car parks and footpaths
adopted (owned) by Roads Service in urban areas
are lit. Exceptions to this include rear paths which
only give local access, and sections of adopted
urban roads where there is no continuous
development.

30. Street Lighting
Fig: Typical street lighting.

31. Street Lighting
Fig: Street lighting on the survey zone.

32. Street Lighting

33. Pedestrian behavior
Major factor for the safety on the road.
Unawareness and lack of facilities disrupting the
roadway condition

34. Lack of authorization of law :

35. Lack of authorization of law

36. Lack of authorization of law:

37. Lack of authorization of law:

38. Improper maintenance and use of the
road :

39. Positive aspect of the survey zone:

40. Thank You