BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr.

Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

CHAPTER 5

PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE
Pavement Management System
BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

What to cover ???

1. Pavement Management System

2. Pavement Distress
3. Pavement Rehabilitation Methods
 BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

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.
BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

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
BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

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

 BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

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.

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.
 BFC 3042 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Lecturer: Mr. Mustafa Kamal Shamshuddin

PAVEMENT EVALUATION PROCESS

Pavement management comprises the following processes:

1) Asset inventory and condition assessment, or network information

2) Screening or identification of candidate sections

3) Treatment identification and selection

4) Quantity and cost estimation

5) Analysis of past trends and prediction of future trends

6) Reporting of current and future conditions, work programme.