CE577_Spring 2007Pavement Management and Rehabilitation

Dr. Fouad Bayomy, PEProfessor of Civil Engineering

bayomy@uidaho.edu

Course Web Access

www.webs1.uidaho.edu/ce577 General Information Syllabus Format and Grading PMS project Exams Others….

Overview of PMS

Ref: Book Ch 1-3

Pavement Management ?

PM is a decision making process used to make cost-effective decisions about: Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation of pavements

You could add other activities such as planning, budgeting, …etc.

Basically, any activity related to “pavements” could be included in an overall PM system.

What is a PMS? Decision support TOOL used by

pavement personnel to assist in making cost-effective decisions concerning pavements

Network Level PMS Project Level PMSDifference:

Level of analysis, Level of Data

Elements and Links of a PMS

Figure 1.3 Book

Example of a DOT Organization ITD Organizational Chart

Highway Division Planning Pavements Bridges Maintenance Construction Traffic Statistics, ….Data

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/SiteIndex/orgchart_july04.pdf

Network-Level PMS Analysis

Addresses broad pavement maintenance and rehabilitation issues.

Gives general guidance on Fund needs and the level of treatment.

Network Level Questions What is the current health of the

pavement network?.... Condition index Which pavement sections need work? …

Identification Which sections should be worked on

first? ….. Prioritization How much money do we need? …

budgeting What impact will funding changes have?

Basic Network-Level PMS Components

1. Inventory2. Condition Assessment3. Needs Analysis4. Prioritization5. Impacts of funding decisions6. Feedback

Will be addressed in details later

Primary Outputs of Network-Level Analysis

Fund needs, Forecasted future conditions, Prioritized listings of work to be

done, and Deferred treatment information

Project-Level PMS