Developments in Evaluating the Benefits of Implemented Accelerated Pavement Testing Results in California

This paper describes and discusses methods, measures, and indicators—drawn from within and outside transportation research and from international sources—that may be suitable for evaluating benefits from Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT). The authors’ intent is to aid in translating technical pavement benefits well known to APT experts into quantitative measures and qualitative indicators so the public, decision-makers, and others who lack pavement expertise (but who may have interests such as funding and staffing APT activities) can understand and appreciate the benefits from their investments in APT research. APT researchers and owners/operators both individually as well as the broader APT research community comprise the intended audience for this paper. The paper (1) reviews and compares qualitative and quantitative techniques including direct economic benefits assessments, (2) describes challenges to the evaluation process, (3) highlights trends that make evaluating benefits of APT an emerging priority, and (4) outlines new directions and potential actions for individual APT owners/operators and for the broader APT community. This paper aims to stimulate dialogue and investigations to advance the use and development of approaches that better identify, evaluate, and communicate the benefits of APT.

• Record URL:
  http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/pdf/10.1201/b13000-65
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  CRC Press

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• Authors:
  • Nokes, W A
  • Mahdavi, M
  • Burmas, N I
  • Holland, T J
  • du Plessis, L
  • Harvey, J T
• Conference:
  • 4th International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing
  • Location: Davis CA, United States
  • Date: 2012-9-19 to 2012-9-21
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 529-540
• Monograph Title: Advances in Pavement Design through Full-scale Accelerated Pavement Testing

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Benefit cost analysis; Economic analysis; Pavements; Qualitative analysis; Quantitative analysis
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01468555
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• ISBN: 9780415621380
• Files: TLIB, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 7 2013 2:07PM