IndustrIAL SERVICES · ROAD MAINTENANCE

The best solutions are found

on the road. And beneath it.

Targeted investments can be

Higher traffic levels and ageing roads mean that there And what can we do for you? optimally planned if you know
is an increased need for construction maintenance the condition of the road.
and servicing measures. Only by knowing and assess- We would be pleased to help you
ing the condition of the road is it possible to achieve with any questions about
systematic road maintenance – the basis for targeted, systematic road maintenance.
economical investments and significant cost savings.
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If you know how things stand,
you can decide how to move
forward.
For cities and local authorities, the situation on the roads
has worsened. In order to be able to implement and
optimally plan appropriate measures, it is no ­longer
enough to “pace along” routes on foot and photograph
individual sites.
The specialists from TÜV Rheinland have more than
just a critical eye to determine and assess road condition.
Innovative equipment, considerable ­experience and
qualified employees lay objective foundations that you
can rely on.
On the road to greater
cost-effectiveness.
A local authority’s civil engineering office was faced
with the task of determining and assessing both tech-
nically and monetarily the roads, cycle paths and the
neighbouring facilities. It soon became clear to the
project manager that the existing visual method using
selective photo documentation was no longer state of
the art.
Following a presentation given by TÜV Rheinland
experts, a pilot project for determining and evaluating
was initiated. Initially, a measuring vehicle equipped
with cameras and scanners drove along the defined
road section. By joining the flow of traffic, there was
hardly any traffic disruption. This not only produced
digital photographs of all the neighbouring facilities and
road surfaces, but the longitudinal and lateral evenness
and the notional water-depth of ruts were also determined.
The TÜV Rheinland experts subsequently evaluated and
classified the road surfaces in accordance with the indi-
vidual legislative provisions relating to condition and
entered the data in a geographical information system.
It was now necessary to create a maintenance programme
and implement reconstruction measures for the defective
road sections.
Road assessment
in a geographical
information system
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Photo site
Positioning
Lu class
M class
Ko class
Lighting site
In doing this, it emerged that the state of the cables,
surface thickness and load bearing capacity of the road
construction were unknown. The TÜV Rheinland
experts were able to help here, too, using an impulse
radar and a dynamic load bearing capacity measurement
procedure.
The remaining useful life was calculated in accordance
with forecast traffic levels. An important piece of infor-
mation for the local authority employees, who also had
to produce an investment plan for the budget.
After completion of the pilot project, the local authority
decided to have all roads determined and assessed by
TÜV Rheinland.
Find out the condition of your cycle paths with us.
Thanks to an innovative solution.
Up to now cycle paths and
narrow inner-city areas have
proved a real challenge. As
an innova­tive partner on
the market TÜV Rheinland
now offers a solution for
these specific needs. With
our Quad as measuring
vehicle, the condition of
cycle paths, for example,
can now be assessed and
evaluated at the highest
technical level.
Our service to your advantage
Analysis of the road condition with minimal
disruption to the traffic flow.
Assured crack detection from 0.5 mm
Quantitively demonstrable results
Elimination of subjective influence from
surveying personnel
Use of the acquired data in all current
geographical information systems and databases
Cost minimisation through non-destructive processes
Precise position and depth detection of objects and
inconsistencies without excavation
Setting up road cadastres and maintenance
programmes
Our services at a glance
Services for systematic road maintenance and
assessment of roads:
Determining and assessing condition
Non-destructive determination of coating thickness
Determining grip
Conducting load bearing capacity measurements
with the Falling-Weight-Deflectometer
Calculating the load bearing capacity of the super-
structure, the road bed and the system as a whole
Forecasting load bearing capacity and remaining
useful life (in relation to time and traffic levels)
Recommending reconstruction measures:
type, extent and priority
Materials testing
Surveying secondary structures:
markers, pavements, trees, etc.
Conducting road safety inspections