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    MERLIN is a manually operated, cheap, and simple to operate instrument that measures vertical displacement of road surfaces to less than a millimeter. It records displacements using a histogram mounted on the instrument. The document describes using MERLIN to evaluate roughness along a 360 meter stretch of road between buildings at a university. Measurements were recorded and converted to an International Roughness Index (IRI) value of 3.8249, indicating the road surface was rough with frequent minor depressions.

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    MERLIN is a manually operated, cheap, and simple to operate instrument that measures vertical displacement of road surfaces to less than a millimeter. It records displacements using a histogram mounted on the instrument. The document describes using MERLIN to evaluate roughness along a 360 meter stretch of road between buildings at a university. Measurements were recorded and converted to an International Roughness Index (IRI) value of 3.8249, indicating the road surface was rough with frequent minor depressions.

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    MERLIN

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    Shri Krishna kesharwani
    MERLIN is a manually operated, cheap, and simple to operate instrument that measures vertical displacement of road surfaces to less than a millimeter. It records displacements using a histogram mounted on the instrument. The document describes using MERLIN to evaluate roughness along a 360 meter stretch of road between buildings at a university. Measurements were recorded and converted to an International Roughness Index (IRI) value of 3.8249, indicating the road surface was rough with frequent minor depressions.

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    MERLIN

    • MERLIN - Machine for Evaluating Roughness


    using Low-cost Instrumentation

    Figure : MERLIN showing different parts


    Source : Cundill, 1991
    • Manually operated instrument
    • Cheap, simple to operate and self calibrating.
    • Measures vertical displacement to less than a millimeter
    • Displacements are recorded by means of a histogram on a
    chart mounted on the instrument by putting cross marks in the
    AIM 570 – AIMIL Product box of the histogram where the pointer is placed as per the
    movement of the probe

    TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 1
    Location selected for MERLIN study : Data collection
    Metallurgy block to NITW Logo
    Length of study stretch : 360 m

    TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 2
    Figure : Expected condition of the road for different IRI ranges
    Source : Elghriany et al., 2016

    From MERLIN data sheet :

    • D = (13*5)+(4/5)*2 + (4/5)*3 = 69

    • For all road surfaces :

    • IRI = 0.593 + 0.0471D ; 42 > D > 312 ; 2.4 > IRI > 15.9

    • IRI = 0.593 + 0.0471 (69) = 3.8429

    The IRI of 3.8249 states a In this experiment, indicating the road surface is rough
    with frequent minor depressions.

    TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 3

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