Abstract
Allocated budgets for maintenance of road networks are normally limited. Therefore, not all roads receive the required attention they deserve in a timely manner. These roads are left to deteriorate until the next maintenance round. The cost associated with delayed maintenance is significantly excessive. A Pavement Maintenance Management System (PMMS) can be a useful tool for evaluation, prioritization of Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) projects, and determination of funding requirements and allocations. The pavement condition is normally indexed using a parameter called Pavement Condition Index (PCI) which represents an overall assessment of surface defects by type, severity and extent. Periodic collections of PCI over time for different sections within the roadway network provide an approach to monitor changes in pavement serviceability over time and can produce useful data to predict and evaluate required maintenance solutions and their associated cost. The researchers intend to use available data collected over the span of a year and a half on sections within the roadway network at the campus of Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (ZUJ) to study the relation between the maintenance cost and the pavement deterioration rate. This study may incorporate variables such as pavement age, traffic volumes, maintenance history and pavement condition assessment results. The available records of PCI will be analyzed and the findings will be clearly presented. The practical inclusion of the findings within the current PMMS used at the university will also be detailed.
Highlights
The aim of Pavement Maintenance Management System (PMMS) is the achievement of better and smoother roads at a reasonable cost
The required work of Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) was decided and the required quantities and budget were estimated. Conducting the second round of evaluation to the pavement condition and using PAVER system to estimate the reduction on Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for each road section. Studying the relation between the maintenance cost and the pavement deterioration rate and developing calculation equations by conducting regression analysis
The aim of this study is to develop a relation between the maintenance cost and deterioration rate
Summary
The aim of PMMS is the achievement of better and smoother roads at a reasonable cost. Funding is normally allocated in the most efficient and In this particular project, the pavement condition was evaluated using on a number of occasions where each section was evaluated for the surface defects including various types of flexible pavement failures such as cracking and other surface defects [3]. Deterioration can lead to a reduction in ride quality as reported by some researchers [4]. Others have developed composite pavement condition indices based on pavement surface condition and ride quality [5]. Researchers have noted that pavement performance has shown that with the exception of longitudinal and wheel track cracking formation, the roughness of the road increases with additional precipitation [6]. Some researchers suggest that snowstorms and floods can worsen road conditions by generating failure and cracking [9]
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