CHAPTER 5

Pavement Management
System
By:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Yusri Aman

FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA

Pavement Management System

A Pavement Management System (PMS) is a set of tools
or methods that can assist decision makers in finding
cost effective strategies for providing, evaluating, and
maintaining pavements in a serviceable condition.

Pavement Management System consists of two basic

components:

1. A comprehensive database, which contains current and

historical information on pavement condition, pavement
structure, and traffic.

2. A set of tools that allows us to determine existing and future

pavement conditions, predict financial needs, and identify and
prioritize pavement preservation projects.

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A PMS encompasses a wide spectrum of activities:
• Planning
• Programming of investments
• Design
• Construction
• Maintenance
• Periodic evaluation of performance

The function of management at all levels involves:

• Comparing alternatives
• Coordinating activities
• Making decisions
• Implementing decisions efficiently and economically

The basic purposes of PMS are:

• To achieve the best value possible for the available

public funds.

• To provide safe, comfortable and economical

transportation.

PMS involves two main levels:

(1) NETWORK LEVEL

(2) PROJECT LEVEL

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 NETWORK LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT

 Administrative decisions affect

programs for the entire roadway
system.

 This management system considers

the needs of the network as a whole
and provides information for a
statewide program of new
construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation.

NETWORK LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT

 The goal is to optimize the use of

funds over the entire system.

 Managers at this level compare the

benefits and costs for several
alternative programs and then identify
the program and budget that will have
the greatest benefit/cost ratio.

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 PROJECT LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT

 Technical decisions are made for

specific projects.

 At this level detailed consideration is

given to alternative design,
construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation activities for specific
projects.

 This is accomplished by comparing

benefit/cost ratios of several design
alternatives and picking the design
alternative that provides the desired
benefits for the least total cost over the
projected life of the project.

PAVEMENT EVALUATION PROCESS

Pavement management comprises the following processes:

 Asset inventory and condition assessment, or network

information.
 Screening or identification of candidate sections
 Treatment identification and selection
 Quantity and cost estimation
 Analysis of past trends and prediction of future trends
 Reporting of current and future conditions, work
programme.

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