These changes should finally put an end to the problems involved in running ProVAL on a non-US system. Other fixes are included, but the most important ones relate to the filtering used in Profiler Certification.

We will conduct a TRB ProVAL workshop on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Highlights include: all new ProVAL 3.3, Optimal WIM Locator (OWL), and Smoothness Assurance Module (SAM). Seats are limited and workbooks will be distributed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Bring your laptop and click along!

TRB 2012 – Shoreham Hotel – Empire room
2500 Calvert Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20008
Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

Please download the ProVAL workshop Software from the following link and install the software on your laptop before the workshop:  ) In case you have problems downloading/installing the software, the trainers will bring the installation kits to the workshop and assist you with the installation.

TRB 2012 – Workshop No. 115 (SMW12-007)

Sunday, January 22, 2012, 9:00am-12:00pm, Shoreham Hotel (Empire room)

Practical Smoothness Solutions with ProVAL

George K. Chang, Transtec Group, Inc., presiding

Sponsored by Committee on Surface Properties – Vehicle Interaction (AFD90); Committee on Characteristics of Asphalt-Aggregate Combinations to Meet Surface Requirements (AFK40); Committee on Weigh-in-Motion (ABJ35(2)); Committee on Highway Traffic Monitoring (ABJ35)

ProVAL is essential for project-level construction acceptance and network-level tests (e.g., the Highway Performance Management System). Featured in this hands-on workshop are practical solutions for automated smoothness analysis with exclusions, smoothness assurance module, and optimal weigh-in-motion site locator (OWL). OWL implements AASHTO Standard MP14-11 to qualify existing WIM sites and select new WIM sites; therefore, it is critical to ensuring quality traffic input to DARWIN-ME.

• Fundamentals of Smoothness (P12-5030) by George K. Chang, Transtec Group, Inc.
• Optimal WIM Locator (P12-5022) by Steve M. Karamihas, University of Michigan
• Smoothness Assurance Module (P12-5031) by Steve M. Karamihas, University of Michigan
• Hands-on Exercises (P12-5033) – George K. Chang, Transtec Group, Inc.
• Conclusion and Workshop Evaluation (P12-5032) – by Steve M. Karamihas, University of Michigan

Minor changes to increase the number of decimal places for some inputs.

Stability improvements.

Numerous bug fixes for issues reported by users (thanks!) as well as those discovered during developement of the upcoming 3.3 version.

Fix for unit conversion in the Automated Faulting. Check the Release Notes to see if you are affected.

Minor changes. This release is compatible with the projects created by the upcoming 3.3 version.

We will offer two workshops during Road Profile Users’ Group (RPUG) 2011 conference in Lake Tahoe, NV.  To attend these workshops, you’ll need to register for the RPUG 2011 conference and select either or both workshops on the registration form. Both workshops will feature the ProVAL 3.3 beta. Further information regarding the workshop content and software instructions is posted on each workshop webpage: (Sept. 27, AM) Advanced ProVAL Workshop, (Sept. 29, PM) ProVAL QA/QC Workshop.

Fix for the Profiler Certification analysis that was introduced in the last release.

Important fix for the Profiler Certification analysis.