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We are jump-starting the ProVAL Forum again—it has been quiet for a while! Please take advantage of this forum to: post questions about ProVAL, help other users answer their questions, and share thoughts on ProVAL or pavement smoothness (profiling, profilers, and specifications) in general. Please note that you’ll need to register an account in order to post messages on(more…)
There was an annoying multithreaded bug preventing the software from starting on some systems. Also, if you use a proxy, you will likely not yet be able to retrieve news on ProVAL Online.
This release contains several bug fixes and new features. We’d also like to point out an existing feature from 3.00: the ability to open multiple copies of ProVAL 3. This makes it much easier to compare practically anything you’d like. Previously the ProVAL Online section on the Home page simply loaded this website. This was(more…)
Celebrate Thanksgiving with ProVAL 3.01! As always, check the Release Notes for important information. Aside from various bug fixes, we added the ability to copy tables to the Clipboard. We ran out of time to include this feature in 3.00. Not included in the Release Notes is an additional installation requirement (Visual C++ 2005 SP1). If you’ve not been(more…)
We are pleased to announce the official release of ProVAL 3.0. This beta testing period was the longest we can recall, so thank you for your patience. A flurry of issues arose near the end, so please read the Release Notes to see if you are affected by the changes. We also added a Known Issues section to the(more…)
Thanks to all the adventurous people trying out PV3, RC 3 is now available. Check the Release Notes to see what’s changed. Barring any showstoppers, this will be the last version in the testing phase.
The most significant changes are several fixes related to Sections, particularly in SAM. Also, use with Windows x64 systems should not be a problem anymore. Check out the Release Notes for more information.
Two ProVAL workshops (Advanced and QC/QA) will be offered at Sheraton Gateway Hotel – Atlanta Airport during the RPUG 2009 meeting. The RPUG 2009 meeting agenda is posted and the registration has just started. To register for ProVAL workshops, you’ll need to first register for the RPUG 2009 meeting and then select the workshops you’d like to attend. The online registration on(more…)
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…)
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…)