SUPPORT OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

This report is presented in three parts. Part I provides a background on pavement management systems and includes highlights of the research and literature review component of this project. Part II discusses the foundations of pavement management systems in terms of the data collection, modeling, and optimization that are involved. Part III discusses the specific work and analysis performed for this project in addressing the following questions: What is the state of current pavement management systems at the Delaware Department of Transportation? How is the Overall Pavement Condition (OPC) index derived and will it support road surface performance modeling? What are the appropriate factors that should be considered for derivation of an OPC index and for performance modeling, and what is the current availability and accuracy of data for Delaware? What are appropriate performance models? How can pavement management systems be implemented?

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Delaware, Newark

  Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
  Newark, DE  United States  19716

  Delaware Department of Transportation

  800 Bay Road
  Dover, DE  United States  19903
• Authors:
  • Zheng, Q
  • Racca, D P
• Publication Date: 1999-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Implementation; Literature reviews; Mathematical models; Optimization; Pavement management systems; Pavement performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Condition index
• Geographic Terms: Delaware
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791631
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DTI 115
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2000 12:00AM