Optimal Policies for Pavement Maintenance, Resurfacing, and Reconstruction

Jinwoo Lee, Samer Madanat

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Abstract

We present a methodology for the joint optimization of flexible pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (MR&R) activities. The majority of existing pavement management systems (PMS) do not optimize reconstruction jointly with maintenance and rehabilitation policies. We show that not accounting for reconstruction in maintenance and rehabilitation planning results in suboptimal policies for pavements undergoing cumulative damages in the underlying layers (base, sub-base, or subgrade). We use a history-dependent pavement deterioration model to account for the influence of MR&R history on the deterioration rate. We present dynamic programming solutions using an augmented state, which includes current surface condition and age. The optimal maintenance and resurfacing policies and the optimal time between reconstructions are obtained and graphically represented for a range of real-world pavements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNew Frontiers in Road and Airport Engineering - Selected Papers from the 2015 International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2015
EditorsLijun Sun, Jianming Ling, Hongduo Zhao, Feipeng Xiao, Baoshan Huang
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages258-267
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780784414255
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event2015 International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2015 - Shanghai, China
Duration: Oct 26 2015Oct 28 2015

Publication series

NameNew Frontiers in Road and Airport Engineering - Selected Papers from the 2015 International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2015

Other

Other2015 International Symposium on Frontiers of Road and Airport Engineering, IFRAE 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period10/26/1510/28/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Transportation

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