Pavement condition index (PCI) of a sample unit

US Army TM 5-623 (PAVER)

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Pavement condition index (PCI) of a sample unit

US Army TM 5-623 (PAVER)

One row for each distress and severity found in the sample unit. The deducts come from the PAVER curves in TM 5-623; the PCI is 100 minus their corrected total.

Surface

Sample unit area, sq ft

TM 5-623 suggests about 2,500 sq ft for asphalt.

Distresses found
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Quantity in square feet; in feet for bumps and sags, edge cracking, joint reflection cracking, lane/shoulder drop-off and longitudinal and transverse cracking; a count for potholes. Polished aggregate has no severity.

Distresses found
Row	Distress	Severity	Slabs
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The number of slabs with each distress and severity. Joint seal damage is rated once for the whole unit, so it takes no slab count; polished aggregate, popouts, pumping and shrinkage cracks have no severity.

Example values: the filled-in inspection sheets in TM 5-623 (figures 3-3 and 3-2).

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