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General Guidelines to Highway Agencies to Enhance their Local Pavement Rating Systems:A Case Study of Nevada’s Pavement Rating System
International journal of pavement research and technology (2014)
  • Mena I Souliman, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Roshan Suwal, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Elie Y Hajj, University of Nevada, Reno
Abstract
Evaluation of pavement condition is the principle source for the effective management of the pavements within any network or state. Many highway agencies within United State are using different pavement rating systems to evaluate their pavement condition. The data collection system, measurement units, calculation techniques have been modified and updated by several states with technological development with time. Recently, several highway agencies are willing to update their old pavement rating systems or gradually switch to more accurate rating systems but facing difficulties. This paper focuses on the potential enhancement on the Pavement Rating Index (PRI) used by Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and thus eventually transitioning to the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) developed by U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. Pavement condition data that were utilized to calculate PRI over the last 15 years were converted into PCI compatible format using a suitable conversion technique. Estimated PCI values were plotted against its corresponding PRI showed moderate correlation with R2 value of 0.57. The current PRI system was then enhanced to eliminate the observed deficiencies in the current system. The statistical relationship between the enhanced PRI against PCI showed improved correlation with R2 value of 0.78. The study concluded that a successful switch from PRI system to PCI system can be achieved in Nevada while maintaining the use of the historical pavement condition data. This paper p
Keywords
  • Fatigue; Longitudinal cracking; Pavement condition index; Pavement management,
  • Pavement rating index,
  • Rutting; Transverse cracking
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
DOI
10.6135/IJPRT.ORG.TW/2014.7(5).305
Citation Information
Mena I Souliman, Roshan Suwal and Elie Y Hajj. "General Guidelines to Highway Agencies to Enhance their Local Pavement Rating Systems:A Case Study of Nevada’s Pavement Rating System" International journal of pavement research and technology Vol. 7 Iss. 5 (2014) p. 305 - 316
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mena-souliman/45/