ESTABLISHMENT OF A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM

The basic purpose of a Pavement Management System, (PMS) is to achieve the best possible value for the available public funds and to provide safe, comfortable, and economic transportation. PMS, therefore, encompasses a wide range of activities including planning, design, construction, maintenance and the periodic evaluation of performance. In this report, the elements of a PMS and its interrelationship is introduced together with benefits gained by adopting such systems. Discussions and recommendations for establishing a data bank are outlined. Furthermore, a summary of PMS activities currently in use by several states including Texas, California, Washington and Arizona, as well as Ohio is presented. This presentation included the file organization system and computer programs utilized for that purpose in each state. A PMS data bank is proposed to be adopted by ODOT that utilizes most of the pavement data already existing in the ODOT computerized files. Further, the proposed data bank will consider ODOT's computer software restraints while VSAM will be created at the present time on the ODOT mainframe. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Resource International, Incorporated

  281 Enterprise Drive
  Westerville, OH  United States  43081

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 889
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Majidzadeh, K
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Computer programs; Data banks; Feedback control; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedback
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392211
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-OH-84-002 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM