Optimal Thresholds for Pavement Preventive Maintenance Treatments Using LTPP Data
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Volume 143, Issue 6
Abstract
One obstacle to the optimal time for pavement maintenance treatments based on the expected performance or cost-effectiveness is the lack of posttreatment performance models at different timings. This study first summarized the current effectiveness/cost-effectiveness evaluation methods. Then, the posttreatment performance model was established based on the pretreatment performance model and other factors such as traffic and environment. By incorporating the incremental posttreatment performance models into the effectiveness evaluation, an optimization method was developed to calculate the dynamic effectiveness/cost-effectiveness and to select the optimal performance threshold. Investigation of 243 sections from the long-term pavement performance (LTPP) database showed that when the pavement deteriorated very fast, an early age treatment was recommended, whereas when the pavement condition was good and the deterioration rate was not fast, a higher optimized international roughness index (IRI) threshold was recommended. In addition, the optimal IRI thresholds for fog seal and crack seal are lower than those of thin overlay, chip seal, and slurry seal, indicating that it is more effective or cost-effective to apply fog seal and crack seal treatments at a relatively early age.
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Acknowledgments
The data used in this study are released by LTPP, which is funded and managed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The LTPP engineers are acknowledged for their assistance in data inquiry. The authors also appreciate the support of the National Key Basic Research and Development Program (973 Program, No. 2011CB013800), the “Effectiveness and Applicability of Asphalt Pavement Maintenance Techniques in Zhejiang” project (No. 8521002166) founded by Zhejiang Transportation Engineering Construction Group Co., and the China Scholarship Council. The contents of this paper reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein, and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FHWA, nor do the contents constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Volume 143 • Issue 6 • June 2017
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Received: Jun 20, 2016
Accepted: Nov 10, 2016
Published online: Feb 22, 2017
Published in print: Jun 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jul 22, 2017
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