THE USE OF DEFLECTIONS TO MANAGE STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AT NETWORK LEVEL

Responsibility for managing and maintaining the 274,000 kms of public roads within England is delegated by Act of Parliament to 108 Highway Authorities (HA). A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) stated concerns about past inadequacies of road condition data and the need for this information in order for the DOT's to deploy their funds more cost-effectively. This paper reports the background to the work undertaken by WDM Ltd. on behalf of the HA, the data analysis, and the subsequent use of the results in managing the annual budget and formulating policy.

• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Hawker, L G
  • KENNEDY, C K
• Conference:
  • 4th International Conference, Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields
  • Location: Minneapolis, MN
  • Date: 1994-8-17 to 1994-8-21
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 491-505
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Data analysis; Deflection; Expenditures; Finance; Maintenance; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Monitoring; Policy making; Reports; Structures; Surveying
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting; Road conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Financial expenditures; Structural
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730071
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 27 1997 12:00AM