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Methods on Calculating the International Roughness Index: A Literature Review

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Sustainable Development Approaches

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The pavement management system determines the optimum maintenance techniques for each mile of the highway network. The total irregularities in the pavement surface per linear travel unit distance affect the ride quality. As a result, the safety of road users is known as pavement roughness or roughness index. The research aims to discover the various methods and procedures for computing IRI. It also wants to investigate how IRI affects the driver, the vehicle, and road conditions. The connection between road condition, roughness, and quality can impact the IRI values. Finally, considerations to various challenges and recommendations are in the proposal for evaluating IRI.

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The researchers would like to thank ES Family, namely; Christian A. Mendoza, Kristel D. Lopez, Jobelle S. Dajac, John Pual J. Pauya, Ely D. Biago, and Armando N. Victoria Jr, for their continuous support in conducting this paper.

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    Juland A. Padilla

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    Juland A. Padilla & Orlean G. dela Cruz

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Padilla, J.A., dela Cruz, O.G. (2022). Methods on Calculating the International Roughness Index: A Literature Review. In: Nia, E.M., Farshchi, I., Yola, L., Awang, M. (eds) Sustainable Development Approaches. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 243. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99979-7_2

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