The ASTM International standard for profile data specification, based on the ProVAL PPF spec 1.02, has been published in the ASTM annual book since 2008. This ASTM spec is designated as “E 2560-07 Standard Specification for Data Format for Pavement Profile”. There are lots of advantages associated with adopting these specifications — including more efficient data(more…)

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Dr. George K. Chang, one of the ProVAL developers and workshop instructors, won an honorary 2007 Kummer Lecture Award from ASTM International. A little information on the H.W. Kummer Lecture Award from ASTM International’s website: Established in 1968 by Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems in honor of Hartwig W. Kummer, who contributed significantly to the advancement of vehicle-pavement systems through(more…)

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ProVAL is reliable, stable, secure. . . and free! Check out the top ten reasons you should adopt ProVAL in your smoothness specifications—just as  AASHTO did with their provisional smoothness specifications.

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