Evaluation and Development of Pavement Scores, Performance Models and Needs Estimates

Evaluation and Development of Pavement Scores, Performance Models and Needs Estimates
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Pavements
ISBN:

This report documents the results of two completed Phase I tasks for the project titled, "Evaluation and Development of Pavement Scores, Performance Models and Needs Estimates". These tasks involved a literature review and a review of the current Texas Pavement Management Information System (PMIS) score process. The objective of the project is to develop improvements to PMIS to meet the needs of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The project is split into three phases. Phase I involves a review of the current PMIS and recommendations for modifying and improving analytical processes in the system. Phase II involves developing pavement performance models for the system. Finally, Phase III involves developing improved decision trees for the system's needs estimate process. The first project task involved developing a synthesis on how states define and measure pavement scores: that synthesis was published in February 2009. The other Phase I tasks for this project are currently ongoing; the results of all remaining tasks will be documented in the final report for this project.

Impact of Rainfall on Flexible Pavement Performance Models for Texas Highways

Impact of Rainfall on Flexible Pavement Performance Models for Texas Highways
Author: K. M. Saifur Rahman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2015
Genre: Pavements
ISBN: 9781339034737

One of the main elements of any Pavement Management System is Pavement Performance Modeling. Accurate pavement performance models can save millions of dollars through proper maintenance of the transportation pavement infrastructure. Several pavement performance models have been developed over the years to predict pavement performance. However, in the development of pavement performance models the climatic parameters were often ignored. Climatic inputs, especially rainfall, affect pavement performances because material properties change with temperature and moisture conditions particularly in ACP (Asphalt Concrete Pavement). The modulus of the unbound materials is sensitive to the variation of moisture content. Rainwater can infiltrate into the unsaturated pavement layers though cracks, joints or edges of the pavement and can deteriorate the pavement structure by reducing structural capacity. This study investigates rainfall impacts on pavement performance and maintenance costs of asphalt concrete pavement on Texas highways. Performance models are developed to accurately predict the pavement condition and performance for the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Highway pavement network for San Antonio Districts. In addition, tools are developed to accurately estimate the future maintenance cost considering rainfall. TxDOT's PMIS data for the San Antonio Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) District was used for pavement conditions and NOAA data was used for historical rainfall information. One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine the significant variables for the pavement performance model. The San Antonio District's road network broken into five pavement families following functional classes such as Interstate Highways (IH) main lane, Interstate Highways (IH) frontage lane, State Highways (SH), US highways (US) and Farm to Market Road (FM). The statistical modeling reported herein shows that rainfall had a significant impact on deterioration of pavement conditions of Interstate Highways (IH) for main lanes. For Interstate Highways (IH) frontage lane and Farm to Market (FM) pavement families combination of rainfall and traffic class had significant impact on the pavement performance model. Engineering knowledge supported the concept that increasing amount of rainfall will degrade the pavement structure at a faster rate. However, statistical analysis of the available data showed that rainfall did not have a significant statistical impact on the performance model of State Highway (SH) and US highways (US) pavement families. Other significant factors that affect the flexible pavement performance identified in this research for all pavement types are pavement age and previous year's distress scores. Previous maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) activities performed on a pavement section will also have a significant impact on the pavement deterioration model for pavement families except for Interstate Highway (IH) main lanes and U.S Highways (US). In this research, an application was developed to estimate the maintenance cost of the network considering the rainfall and other significant factors. This tool will allow users to accurately predict future maintenance costs and allocate appropriate budgets.

Pavement Asset Management

Pavement Asset Management
Author: Ralph Haas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2015-04-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119038820

Comprehensive and practical, Pavement Asset Management provides an essential resource for educators, students and those in public agencies and consultancies who are directly responsible for managing road and airport pavements. The book is comprehensive in the integration of activities that go into having safe and cost-effective pavements using the best technologies and management processes available. This is accomplished in seven major parts, and 42 component chapters, ranging from the evolution of pavement management to date requirements to determining needs and priority programming of rehabilitation and maintenance, followed by structural design and economic analysis, implementation of pavement management systems, basic features of working systems and finally by a part on looking ahead. The most current methodologies and practical applications of managing pavements are described in this one-of-a-kind book. Real world up-to-date examples are provided, as well as an extensive list of references for each part.

Models for Pavement Deterioration Using LTPP

Models for Pavement Deterioration Using LTPP
Author: Kaan Özbay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2001
Genre: Pavements
ISBN:

The significant contribution of the research presented in this report lies in the fact that it utilizes the most comprehensive database of pavement conditions that is readily available and promises to provide the sought data in future years. The first part of this report reviews the existing literature covering related topics including pavement roughness, the LLTP background, artificial neural networks, regression analysis and the existing pavement deterioration models. The second part discusses the work done in data analysis and data manipulation in addition to the development of the training of the neural network model. The third part deals with various aspects of the model development using neural networks and regression analysis. The next part concludes the research with summarizing the results of model development. The models developed in this research are then compared to some existing models by applying the models to similar data sets and performing statistical analysis of the results.

Numerical Methods for Reliability and Safety Assessment

Numerical Methods for Reliability and Safety Assessment
Author: Seifedine Kadry
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 807
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 331907167X

This book offers unique insight on structural safety and reliability by combining computational methods that address multiphysics problems, involving multiple equations describing different physical phenomena and multiscale problems, involving discrete sub-problems that together describe important aspects of a system at multiple scales. The book examines a range of engineering domains and problems using dynamic analysis, nonlinear methods, error estimation, finite element analysis and other computational techniques. This book also: · Introduces novel numerical methods · Illustrates new practical applications · Examines recent engineering applications · Presents up-to-date theoretical results · Offers perspective relevant to a wide audience, including teaching faculty/graduate students, researchers and practicing engineers.