Research Article

Effect of the Dynamic Load on Stresses in a Deck Pavement with an Interlayer Contact Model

Table 2

Estimation scale of surface roughness condition of bridge deck pavement.

ConditionVery goodGoodAveragePoorVery poor

IRI value024 or 6810

IRI = 0 means an absolutely smooth longitudinal surface; IRI = 2 means a good surface condition; IRI = 6 means a moderately rough surface; IRI = 10 means a highly rough surface.