Road Roughness Bibliography
This page lists references by researchers at The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) related to road roughness, including measurement and interpreation of road roughness, vehicle response to road roughness, and modeling of road roughness.
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Gillespie, T.D. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the IRI, But Were Afraid to Ask! Presented at the Fouth Annual Road Profile Users Group Meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska. (1992) 13 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Gillespie, T.D. Technical Considerations in the Worldwide Standardization of Road Roughness Measurement - A Report to the World Bank Highway Safety Research Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan Report UM-HSRI-81-28, (1981) 73 p.
Gillespie, T.D., Sayers, M.W., and L. Segel Calibration of Response-Type Road Roughness Measuring Systems National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 228, (1980) 81 p.
Karamihas, S.M., Perera, R.W., Gillespie, T.D., and S.D. Kohn Diurnal Changes in Profile of Eleven Jointed PCC Pavements 7th International conference on concrete pavements. Proceedings. Volume 1, (2001) pp. 69-80
Sayers, M.W. and S.M. Karamihas Estimation of Rideability by Analyzing Longitudinal Road Profile Transportation Research Record 1536, (1996) pp 110-116. Click here to visit the TRB Bookstore.
Sayers, M.W. and S.M. Karamihas Interpretation of Road Roughness Profile Data University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-96-101, (1996) 177 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Sayers, M.W. On the Calculation of International Roughness Index from Longitudinal Road Profile Transportation Research Record 1501, (1995) pp. 1-12. Click here to visit the TRB Bookstore.
Sayers, M.W. and S. M. Karamihas The Little Book of Profiling University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, (1997) 100 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Sayers, M.W. Profiles of Roughness Transportation Research Record 1260, (1990) pp. 106-111.
Sayers, M.W. Two Quarter-Car Models for Defining Road Roughness: IRI and HRI Transportation Research Record 1215, (1989) pp. 165-172.
Sayers, M.W. Dynamic Terrain Inputs to Predict Structural Integrity of Ground Vehicles University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-88-16, (1988) 114 p.
Sayers, M.W. ERD Data-Processing Software Reference Manual. Version 2.00 Univeristy of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-87-2, (1987) 109 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and C.A.V. Queiroz Application of the International Roughness Index to Response-Type Measuring Systems Sixth International Conference on Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements, Volume I. Proceedings, Ann Arbor, Mich. (1987) pp. 655-664.
Sayers, M.W. and T.D. Gillespie The Ann Arbor Road Profilometer Meeting Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-86/100, (1986) 237 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and W.D.O. Paterson Guidelines for Conducting and Calibrating Road Roughness Measurements World Bank Technical Paper Number 46, (1986) 87 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and C.A.V. Queiroz The International Road Roughness Experiment World Bank Technical Paper Number 45, (1986) 453 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and C.A.V. Queiroz The International Road Roughness Experiment: A Basis for Establishing a Standard Scale for Road Roughness Measurements Transportation Research Record 1084, (1986) pp. 76-85.
Sayers, M.W. Development, Implementation, and Application of the Reference Quarter-Car Simulation Measuring Road Roughness and Its Effects on User Cost and Comfort, ASTM STP 884, T. D. Gillespie and M. W. Sayers ed., American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, (1985) pp. 25-47.
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Campbell, J.D. and M.W. Sayers An Infrared Distance Sensor, Analysis and Test Results University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-84-14, (1984) 121 p.
Gillespie, T.D., Sayers, M.W., and M.R. Hagan Methodology for Road Roughness Profiling and Rut Depth Measurement Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-87-042, (1987) 50 p.
Gillespie, T.D. Developments in Road Roughness Measurement and Calibration Procedures Proceedings of the 13th Australian Road Research Board Conference Vol. 13, Part 4, (1986) pp. 91-112.
Gillespie, T.D. Developing an International Standard for Measuring Road Roughness UMTRI Research Review Vol. 14, No. 6, (1984) pp. 1-8.
Gillespie, T.D., Hagan, M.R., Sayers, M.W., and L. Kostyniuk System Design Concepts and Profilometer Correlation Program Plan. Interim Report University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-84-21, (1984) 91 p.
Gillespie, T.D., Sayers, M.W., and L. Segel Calibration of Response-Type Road Roughness Measuring Systems National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 228, (1980) 81 p.
Hagan, M.R. and M.W. Sayers Reference Manual for the UMTRI/FHWA Road Profiling (PRORUT) System Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-87/044, (1987) 302 p.
Karamihas, S.M. and T.D. Gillespie Assessment of Profiler Performance for Construction Quality Control. Phase I University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-2003-01, (2003) 57 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Karamihas, S.M., Perera, R.W., Gillespie, T.D., and S.D. Kohn Transverse Variations in International Roughness Index Presented at the 2001 TRB Annual Meeting, Paper Number 01-2851 (2001) 15 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Sayers, M.W. and S. M. Karamihas The Little Book of Profiling University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, (1997) 100 p. Click here to download as a PDF file.
Sayers, M.W. Dynamic Terrain Inputs to Predict Structural Integrity of Ground Vehicles University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-88-16, (1988) 114 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and M.R. Hagan Users Manual for the UMTRI/FHWA Road Profiling (PRORUT) System Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-87/043, (1987) 66 p.
Sayers, M.W. and T.D. Gillespie The Ann Arbor Road Profilometer Meeting Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-86/100, (1986) 237 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and W.D.O. Paterson Guidelines for Conducting and Calibrating Road Roughness Measurements World Bank Technical Paper Number 46, (1986) 87 p.
Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and C.A.V. Queiroz The International Road Roughness Experiment World Bank Technical Paper Number 45, (1986) 453 p.
Sayers, M.W. and T.D. Gillespie Better Method for Measuring Pavement Roughness with Road Meters Transportation Research Record 836, (1981) pp. 35-41.
Sayers, M.W. and T.D. Gillespie Overview of Road Meter Operation in Measuring Pavement Roughness, with Suggested Improvements Transportation Research Record 836, (1981) pp. 29-35.
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Ervin, R.D., Nisonger, R.L., Sayers, M.W., Gillespie, T.D., and P.S. Fancher Influence of Truck Size and Weight Variables on the Stability and Control Properties of Heavy Trucks Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA-RD-83-030, (1983) 179 p.
Gillespie, T.D. and S.M. Karamihas Simplified Models for Truck Dynamic Response to Road Inputs Heavy Vehicle Systems, Vol. 7, No. 2/3, (2000) pp. 231-247.
Gillespie, T.D., Karamihas, S.M., Cebon, D., Sayers, M.W., Nasim, M.A., Hansen, W, and N. Ehsan Effects of Heavy Vehicle Characteristics on Pavement Response and Performance National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 353, (1993) 126 p.
Gillespie, T.D. Heavy Truck Ride Society of Automotive Engineers SP-607, (1985) 66 p.
Gillespie, T.D., Segel, L., Ervin, R.D., Schneider, L.W., and K.L. Campbell Truck Cab Vibrations and Highway Safety. Volume I: Summary Report Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-82/093/1, (1982) 38 p.
Gillespie, T.D., Segel, L., Ervin, R.D., Schneider, L.W., and K.L. Campbell Truck Cab Vibrations and Highway Safety. Volume II: Final Report and Appendices Federal Highway Administration Report FHWA/RD-82/093/2, (1982) 203 p.
Gillespie, T.D. and M.W. Sayers Role of Road Roughness in Vehicle Ride Transportation Research Record 836, (1981) pp. 15-20.
Karamihas, S.M., Gillespie, T.D., and S.M. Riley Axle Tramp Contribution to the Dynamic Wheel Loads of a Heavy Truck Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ed. C. B. Winkler. (1995) pp. 425-434.
Lu, X.P. and L. Segel Vehicular Energy Losses Associated with the Traversal of an Uneven Road Proceedings of the 9th IAVSD Symposium on The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks, Linkoping, Sweden. Ed. O. Nordstroem. Swets and Zeitlinger, Lisse. (1986) pp. 342-352.
Sayers, M.W. Dynamic Terrain Inputs to Predict Structural Integrity of Ground Vehicles University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-88-16, (1988) 114 p.
Segel, L. and X.P. Lu Vehicular Resistance to Motion as Influenced by Road Roughness and Highway Alignment Australian Road Research Vol. 12, No. 4, (1982) pp. 211-222.
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Sayers, M.W. Dynamic Terrain Inputs to Predict Structural Integrity of Ground Vehicles University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report UMTRI-88-16, (1988) 114 p.
Sayers, M.W. Characteristic Power Spectral Density Functions for Vertical and Roll Components of Road Roughness Proceedings, Symposium on Simulation and Control of Ground Vehicles and Transportation Systems, L. Segel, J. Y. Wong, E. H. Law and D. Hrovat ed., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, (1986) pp. 113-139.