scope:

This part of IS0 13473 describes a test method to determine the average depth of pavement surface macrotexture (see clause 3, Definitions) by measuring the profile curve of a surface and calculating the texture depth from this profile. The technique is designed to provide an average depth value of only the pavement macrotexture and is considered insensitive to pavement microtexture and unevenness characteristics. The objective of this part of IS0 13473 is to make available an internationally accepted procedure for determination of pavement surface texture depth which is an alternative to the traditionally used volumetric patch technique (generally using sand or glass spheres), giving comparable texture values. This IS0 13473 series has been prepared as a result of a need identified when specifying a test surface for vehicle noise measurement (IS0 10844). Macrotexture depth measurements according to this International Standard are not generally adequate for specifying test conditions of vehicle or traffic noise measurements, but have limited applications as a supplement in conjunction with other ways of specifying a surfacing.