COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL: CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS FOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATION STRATEGIES

Most state highways in the United States were built during the 1960s and 1970s with an infrastructure investment of more than $1 trillion. They now exceed their 20 year design lives and are seriously deteriorated. The consequences are high maintenance and road user costs because of degraded road surfaces and construction work zone delays. Efficient planning of highway rehabilitation closures is critical. This paper presents a simulation model, Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (CA4PRS), which estimates the maximum amount of highway rehabilitation/reconstruction during various closure timeframes. The model balances project constraints such as scheduling interfaces, pavement materials and design, contractor logistics and resources, and traffic operations. It has been successfully used on several urban freeway rehabilitation projects with high traffic volume, including projects on I-10 and I-710. The CA4PRS helps agencies and contractors plan highway rehabilitation strategies by taking into account long-life pavement performance, construction productivity, traffic delay, and total cost.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Lee, E B
  • Ibbs, C W
• Publication Date: 2005-4-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 449-458
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer models; Pavements; Reconstruction; Rehabilitation (Maintenance); Simulation; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989490
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 2005 12:00AM