The road condition indices (RCI): a visual health check of your network

This paper demonstrates a novel and effective way to visually picture road condition data and visions for road groups. Weighted indices are constructed from the data being measured. Any road segments achieving visions are given a zero index. Those segments not achieving vision values result in a calculated index, which is relational to the whole data being analysed. The worst sections then achieve a higher index. The outcome is a charted long section of indices against road chainage. Chart heights referred to as "chimney stacks" in the paper visually show road deficiencies. The higher the stack the worse the condition of road. It is a powerful tool in identifying network deficiencies and prioritising them. Because indices are dimensionless, the RCI can effectively communicate the issues to non-technical people. The paper also explores the use of other data sets that can be analysed using the same methodology. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E212095.

• Corporate Authors:

  Queensland Department of Main Roads

  477 Boundary Street, Spring Hill, GPO Box 1412
  Brisbane, Queensland  Australia  4001
• Authors:
  • HOLESZKO, M R
• Conference:
  • 6th International Conference on Managing Pavements: The Lessons, The Challenges, The Way Ahead
  • Location: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
  • Date: 2004-10-19 to 2004-10-24
• Publication Date: 2004-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8P
• Monograph Title: Sixth International Conference on Managing Pavements: The Lessons, The Challenges, The Way Ahead, 19-24 October 2004, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Conference Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Condition surveys; Conferences; Data collection; Evaluation and assessment; Measurement; Pavements; Smoothness
• ITRD Terms: 3857: Condition survey; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3071: Evenness; 6136: Measurement; 2955: Pavement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01014545
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 3:02PM