ALTERNATE RESURFACING STRATEGIES - FINAL REPORT, VOLUME 2, APPENDICES A-H

Alternative resurfacing strategies were reviewed. Conventional materials, Portland Cement Concrete and asphalt concrete were selected by the sponsor as the most appropriate current material technology for this research. A project level pavement resurfacing design system developed at the Universtiy of Texas was modified to include flexible pavement analysis. This model uses mechanistic analysis to estimate the life of resurfacing strategies. The development of reliable input data for the cost variables requires careful review of bid documents. Several bid documents from Pennsylvania were analyzed to define costs for overlays, pavement repairs, etc. Traffic records were analyzed to determine typical traffic distribution models and multiple travel runs were performed to demonstrate the model capacity. While further development can replace some of the specific elements, the model developed under this project provides a firm foundation for further developments in the systematic analysis of resurfacing strategies.

• Corporate Authors:

  ARE Engineering Consultants, Incorporated

  2600 Dellana Lane
  Austin, TX  United States  78746

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Office of Research and Special Studies, P.O. Box 2926
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zaniewski, J
  • McCullough, B F
  • Uddin, Waheed
  • Elkins, G E
• Publication Date: 1985-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 275 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Asphalt concrete; Bids; Costs; Design; Flexible pavements; Overlays (Pavements); Portland cement concrete; Records management; Repairing; Resurfacing; Structural analysis; Traffic distribution; Traffic engineering; Traffic simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs; Traffic records
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453527
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PA-85-011, 84-78
• Contract Numbers: PL-1(18)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM