PAVEMENT REHABILITATION: IDENTIFYING THE NEED

A procedure for identifying the need for rehabilitation of city and county streets is presented. Key factors requiring consideration include user related factors, maintenance needs, and protection of the existing pavement investment. A key element in each of these factors, that can be easily measured, is pavement distress types, severity, and quantity. A composite distress index, called Pavement Condition Index (PCI), was defined. The PCI has been found to correlate strongly with rehabilitation needs as determined by experienced pavement engineers. The PCI, along with traffic volume, can be used as a general index of the relative need for rehabilitation. The procedure is easy to apply, does not require expensive equipment, and is under implementation for both streets and airfields.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Darter, M I
  • Shahin, M Y
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-10
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.aip.org/teo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Driver rehabilitation; Highway transportation; Maintenance; Pavement design; Pavement distress; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Roads; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM