DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS FOR BRAZIL

The authors suggest that pavement performance models, developed in North America and Europe for the planning, design, construction and rehabilitation of pavements do not necessarily apply to countries such as Brazil. Such prediction models should reflect the conditions to which they are being applied and must be developed according to local data and experience. The models presented in this investigation were developed for Brazilian conditions although pavement factors such as traffic loads and environment were characterised such that they can be readily applied to other countries in terms of local conditions. The performance prediction models developed are most effectively applied as part of a systems analysis approach. Consequently, a pavement design subsystem (pdss) was developed for the evaluation of a number of pavement design and rehabilitation strategies. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 2: Design Aspects Relative to the Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Blacktopped Concrete Pavements Including Identification of Defects (Condition Surveys, Measurement of Riding Quality, Skidding Resistance, Renewal, Overlay Determination etc).
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Queiroz, C A
  • Hudson, W R
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 39-63
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Axle load force; Conferences; Cracking; Developing countries; Driver rehabilitation; Environment; Evaluation and assessment; Flexible pavements; Forecasting; Improvements; Mathematical models; Methodology; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Performance; Systems analysis; Traffic loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 8012: Brazil; 8525: Conference; 5211: Cracking; 5910: Durability; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2944: Flexible pavement; 132: Forecast; 9108: Improvement; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 3055: Pavement design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379142
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM