SYSTEM BS - A HIGHWAY PAVEMENT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

A pavement evaluation and maintenance management system has been developed for flexible pavement constructions in developing countries. The system described recognises that in such cases there is likely to be a lack of skilled maintenance engineers available to exercise a uniform assessment of pavement condition. In addition, a standard assessment is required by central authorities with limited funds for budgeting purposes. The concept described offers a relatively rapid assessment, carried out by trained staff working to closely controlled guidelines, in which the data is processed by a microcomputer which sorts the maintenance requirements into priority order and gives costings. In the second stage of the pavement evaluation process mechanical equipment can be used to verify the initial determination of the defective lengths of pavement. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 1: Overall Maintenance Philosophies, Maintenance Systems Management, Planning and Scheduling.
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Burrow, J C
  • Snaith, M S
  • ORR, D M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 21-29
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Conferences; Data banks; Data collection; Developing countries; Digital computers; Evaluation; Evaluation and assessment; Flexible pavements; Guidelines; Inventory; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Management; Methodology; Microcomputers; Networks; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems; Pavement performance; Pavements; Paving; Repairing; Roads; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Micro; Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway pavement
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 8614: Database; 150: Developing countries; 8673: Digital computer; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 9035: Inventory; 3847: Maintenance; 9102: Method; 9045: Micro; 2955: Pavement; 141: Priority (gen); 3635: Repair; 1053: Road network; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379133
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM