Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating

Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation are expensive activities and the available budget to manage the existing pavement infrastructure is limited. Managers require a prioritization method to assist them in selecting the most appropriate maintenance options. Maintenance prioritization is necessary...

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Main Authors: Saleh Abu Dabous, Ghadeer Al-Khayyat, Sainab Feroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2020-03-01
Series:The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
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Online Access:https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/3481
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Ghadeer Al-Khayyat
Sainab Feroz
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description Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation are expensive activities and the available budget to manage the existing pavement infrastructure is limited. Managers require a prioritization method to assist them in selecting the most appropriate maintenance options. Maintenance prioritization is necessary to maintain pavement sections at acceptable service levels within the given budget and resource constraints. In this paper, a utility approach is proposed for maintenance prioritization purposes based on the condition assessment results of the pavement sections. A pavement network of five sections is considered in this study, and a numerical example is illustrated considering one section to show the implementation of the utility approach for section ranking. The overall assessment of various pavement sections was provided by the inspector as degrees of belief in seven assessment grades, which are: A (Good), B (Satisfactory), C (Fair), D (Poor), E (Very poor), and F (Serious). The assessment of pavement condition and the estimated grade utilities are used to calculate maximum, minimum, and average utilities for each of the five pavement sections. Based on the results, the pavement sections are ranked for maintenance and rehabilitation actions.
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spelling doaj.art-a761e431d23d4549ad2990c3781d162a2025-01-02T11:19:59ZengRiga Technical University PressThe Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering1822-427X1822-42882020-03-0115112614610.7250/bjrbe.2020-15.4641916Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition RatingSaleh Abu Dabous0Ghadeer Al-Khayyat1Sainab Feroz2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Research Group, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAEGIS Consultant, Experts Computer Consultancies Est. (ECCE), Dubai, UAEDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Research Group, Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAEPavement maintenance and rehabilitation are expensive activities and the available budget to manage the existing pavement infrastructure is limited. Managers require a prioritization method to assist them in selecting the most appropriate maintenance options. Maintenance prioritization is necessary to maintain pavement sections at acceptable service levels within the given budget and resource constraints. In this paper, a utility approach is proposed for maintenance prioritization purposes based on the condition assessment results of the pavement sections. A pavement network of five sections is considered in this study, and a numerical example is illustrated considering one section to show the implementation of the utility approach for section ranking. The overall assessment of various pavement sections was provided by the inspector as degrees of belief in seven assessment grades, which are: A (Good), B (Satisfactory), C (Fair), D (Poor), E (Very poor), and F (Serious). The assessment of pavement condition and the estimated grade utilities are used to calculate maximum, minimum, and average utilities for each of the five pavement sections. Based on the results, the pavement sections are ranked for maintenance and rehabilitation actions.https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/3481decisiondistressmaintenancepavementroadutility
spellingShingle Saleh Abu Dabous
Ghadeer Al-Khayyat
Sainab Feroz
Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering
decision
distress
maintenance
pavement
road
utility
title Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
title_full Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
title_fullStr Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
title_full_unstemmed Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
title_short Utility-Based Road Maintenance Prioritization Method Using Pavement Overall Condition Rating
title_sort utility based road maintenance prioritization method using pavement overall condition rating
topic decision
distress
maintenance
pavement
road
utility
url https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/3481
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