HDM-4 Application in Tasmania

The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Tasmania has utilized PIARC’s HDM-4 since its release in 2000 in order to assist in pavement strategic investment decision making on the State managed road network. This has required an ongoing process to configure and calibrate the tool to incorporate it into DIER’s pavement management practices. The importance of the application of sound pavement management principles and technical practices cannot be over emphasized, however the integration of rigorous analysis into strategic investment and works program development adds considerable value to the process. This paper summarizes the developments to date and describes how it could be best utilized to advance the best pavement management practices. It outlines those practices and techniques used to support the Strategic Asset Management Plan and work programming methodologies. Strategy analyses were performed to determine budget requirements and the longer-term performance implications of particular pavement management strategies. These strategies are presented in the form of unique model assumptions and constraints, financial investment profiles and pavement performance over the investment period and concluding with observations about the appropriateness of each strategy to pavement management decisions. This analysis confirms that DIER’s practices are generally economically appropriate through targeted intervention reflecting the road hierarchy. Further studies are also identified in order to improve the overall reliability of the results; and future application to DIER’s practices.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Walker, Barry
  • Booth, Ian
  • Michel, Norbert
• Conference:
  • ITE 2005 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers
  • Location: Melbourne , Australia
  • Date: 2005-8-7 to 2005-8-10
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21p
• Monograph Title: ITE 2005 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Asset management; Decision making; Development; Highways; Infrastructure; Management; Pavement management systems; Program management; Strategic planning; Technical assistance
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Tasmania
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01006826
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1933452080
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 30 2005 10:30AM