ESTIMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRAFFIC LOADING EFFECTS ON HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS

This paper describes the concept of a methodology for assessing quantitatively the relative effects of environmental and traffic loading on pavement performance. The proposed methodology relies upon pavement performance data which are now available in many highway agencies. It includes a procedure to incorporate the effect of routine maintenance on pavement performance in the analysis. A case study is presented as an example of application of the methodology. By analysing 75 highway routes in Indiana, the case study serves to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed procedure as a tool for estimating environmental and traffic loading effects on pavement performance at both project and network levels. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Fwa, T F
  • Sinha, K C
• Publication Date: 1987-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 256-263
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Environmental impacts; Estimating; Feasibility analysis; Methodology; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Traffic loads
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 5910: Durability; 2455: Environment; 5567: Load; 3847: Maintenance; 9102: Method; 2955: Pavement; 755: Traffic; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00475673
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM