scholarly journals Sustainable Road Maintenance Planning in Developing Countries Based on Pavement Management Systems: Case Study in Baja California, México

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Montoya-Alcaraz ◽  
Alejandro Mungaray-Moctezuma ◽  
Leonel García
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Pavement Management ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Management ◽  
Pavement Management Systems ◽  
Maintenance And Rehabilitation

The objective of this research is to develop a useful procedure that allows the collection, analysis, processing and updating of pavement conditions data, with the vision of generating inputs for the implementation of sustainable strategies for maintenance and rehabilitation of roads, based on pavement management systems. The relevance of this proposal lies in the fact that road management agencies in most of the developing countries have limited resources, staff and data to plan the interventions carried out on road networks. The proposed model comes from a work that has been done since 2014 to date, on the Centinela-La Rumorosa Highway, located in the state of Baja California, Mexico. Results integrate data gathered from analyzing the surface and structural conditions of its pavement and the study area, as well as the operating conditions of the road, including a georeferencing process in order to determine critical points in the network, and simulation to determine the effects of maintenance work carried out annually. It is concluded that the proposed planning model contributes to the improvement of highway performance, since it allows planning and administering the allocation of resources in making appropriate maintenance and rehabilitation decisions. Additionally, it allows to generate valuable inputs for pavement management systems implementation. The foregoing allows road management agencies in developing countries to provide a quality transportation system to their users.

scholarly journals Calibration of HDM4 for Use in Pavement Management Systems (PMS)

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-113
Author(s):  
N.K. Mushule
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Pavement Management ◽  
Pavement Performance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Road Management ◽  
Pavement Management Systems

One of major problems of road management in developing countries is the lack of decision making toolsfor preparing road maintenance programmes. This results in poor resource allocation and poor utilisationof existing assets. Pavement management systems (PMS) have been developed around the world in order to assist with the pavement management process in a co-ordinated and systematic manner. Some developed countries have derived pavement performance models that are suited to local conditions by setting up long term pavement performance studies. Conversely, most developing countries do not have the resources required to set up similar large-scale field experiments. However, validation and calibration of models developed from comprehensive studies elsewhere offers a viable lternative for such countries. This paper evaluates the feasibility of using HDM-4 as a support software and determines level 1 calibration factors for PMS in Tanzania. The paper demonstrates the use of a calibrated HDM-4 to determine the required road management information in developing countries.

Incorporating bicycling demand into pavement management systems for convenient bikeway networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 759-770
Author(s):  
Feras Elsaid ◽  
Luis Amador-Jimenez ◽  
Ciprian Alecsandru
Keyword(s):  
Pavement Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Pavement Management Systems ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Maintenance And Rehabilitation ◽  
The World ◽  
Gps Trajectories

Several cities around the world have announced strategies to extend and (or) upgrade their bikeway networks in response to the rapid increase of bicycle users. However, there is a disconnection between these strategies and management systems, often used for the scheduling of maintenance and rehabilitation of roads. Traditional pavement management systems fail to incorporate bicycle pathways considering bicycling demand, along with pavement condition, as a driving element to budget for improvements. More convenient and safer bicycling facilities can encourage more individuals to shift their daily commuting habits to bicycling. In this study, we incorporate bicycling demand into pavement management systems to produce strategic plans for the maintenance and improvement of the bicycle networks. Furthermore, here we employ smartphones to represent bicycling demand using GPS trajectories of bicycles. In addition, goal optimization is applied to schedule interventions and improvements. Two scenarios are investigated with different annual budgets.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMOBILE ROADS PAVEMENT DETERIORATION TRENDS IN LITHUANIA

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aivaras Braga ◽  
Virgaudas Puodziukas ◽  
Donatas Čygas ◽  
Alfredas Laurinavičius
Keyword(s):  
Input Data ◽  
Asphalt Pavement ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Pavement Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Maintenance And Repair ◽  
Pavement Management Systems ◽  
Pavement Deterioration

Currently there are three pavement management systems (PMS) used in Lithuania for planning and management of road maintenance and repair activities: HDM-III, HDM-4 and DAVASEMA (Lithuanian PMS). HDM pavement deterioration models are used in all of them. With the purpose of calibration and adaptation of those models in 1997 Lithuanian Pavement Deterioration Research Project was developed. The research data gathered in four years of the Project gives an opportunity to draw some conclusions on asphalt pavement deterioration in Lithuania. This article presents the main HDM asphalt pavement deterioration models, and describes the most important steps in adaptation of some input data to those models and calibration of the models to the local conditions.

Pavement Management Systems: Past, Present, and Future

2003 ◽  
Vol 1853 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram B. Kulkarni ◽  
Richard W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Performance Prediction ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Pavement Management ◽  
Pavement Performance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Seamless Integration ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Pavement Management Systems ◽  
Transportation Organization ◽  
Pavement Performance Prediction

The progress made over the past three decades in the key elements of pavement management systems was evaluated, and the significant improvements expected over the next 10 years were projected. Eight specific elements of a pavement management system were addressed: functions, data collection and management, pavement performance prediction, economic analysis, priority evaluation, optimization, institutional issues, and information technology. Among the significant improvements expected in pavement management systems in the next decade are improved linkage among, and better access to, databases; systematic updating of pavement performance prediction models by using data from ongoing pavement condition surveys; seamless integration of the multiple management systems of interest to a transportation organization; greater use of geographic information and Global Positioning Systems; increasing use of imaging and scanning and automatic interpretation technologies; and extensive use of formal optimization methods to make the best use of limited resources.

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