Development of System Dynamic Approaches to Airport Pavements Maintenance
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 8
Abstract
Pavement maintenance solutions have been traditionally developed based mainly on two quantities: pavement condition index (PCI) and structural condition index (SCI). The PCI represents the functional condition, whereas the SCI reflects the structural condition of a pavement. Using a system dynamic concept, this study has developed two approaches for the first time: (1) the PCI approach, where a specific maintenance treatment is applied when the PCI value of a pavement section reaches a minimum defined value; and (2) the combined PCI-SCI approach, where a specific maintenance is applied when either the PCI or the SCI reaches a minimum value. In particular, two different system dynamic modules have been developed to calculate the relative benefit and cost associated with different maintenance scenarios. It is shown that for low initial SCI values, the PCI-SCI approach shows higher relative benefits and lower life-cycle treatment cost than the PCI approach. However, if the difference between the PCI and SCI is more than 10, the PCI-SCI approach does not give a higher benefit and is thus not a recommended approach for airport pavement. Airports with higher initial PCI have lower functional benefits and lower life cycle cost (LCC) for different maintenance solutions.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express our gratitude to the Aviation Division of New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to fund this project. Special thanks to Jane Lucero, Airport Development Administrator at the Aviation Division, and Dan Moran, Grants Administrator at the Aviation Division, for their valuable suggestions and cooperation throughout this project. The authors would also like to thank the NMDOT’s Pavement Exploration Crew and Robert McCoy, State Pavement Exploration Engineer, for their sincere efforts and contributions to different phases of field data collection.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 142 • Issue 8 • August 2016
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 2, 2015
Accepted: Jan 28, 2016
Published online: Mar 30, 2016
Published in print: Aug 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Aug 30, 2016
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