Recipient: Pathvu, Inc.
Grant: $22,000 PI: Eric Sinagra
Completion: 2019
Project Summary: 16
Background and Need
Since the U.S. Access Board received recommended roughness criteria for wheelchair accessible pathways (e.g., sidewalks, transit platforms, plazas, etc.) from researchers in 2018, this project measured roughness of interlocking concrete pavements (ICP) and permeable interlocking concrete pavements (PICP) and segmental paving slabs. Measurements were taken and roughness indices calculated using ASTM E3028 Standard Practice for Computing Wheelchair Pathway Roughness Index as Related to Comfort, Passability, and Whole Body Vibrations from Longitudinal Profile Measurements using the Pathway Measurement Tool or PathMeT.