Abstract:
A road surface management system configured for small- to medium-sized road networks is presented. The approach includes procedures to handle a road network inventory, a windshield survey, a set of repair strategies, and analysis options. Thirteen parameters per road are contained in the inventory, seven surface distress characteristics are observed, more than 25 repair alternatives are suggested, and a series of budget analyses is included. Decision trees are used to associate repairs with observed surface distresses. A decision tree is associated with each surface distress; default or user-defined alternatives are assigned to the distresses. A network condition rating is calculated from the repair strategies identified for a road network. A description of the software and hardware is presented with an estimate of implementation costs.
Supplemental Notes:
The proceedings of the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements is published in three volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published prior to the conference, include papers to be presented at the conference. Volume 3, published after the conference, contains additional papers presented at the plenary and workshop sessions.
