SEDL / STP / STP1121-EB / STP17792S

Minimum Requirements for Standard Pavement Management Systems

Hudson, SW
ManagerCivil EngineeringPresident, ARE Inc.The University of Texas at AustinARE Inc., AustinAustinAustin, TexasTexasTexas

Hudson, WR
ManagerCivil EngineeringPresident, ARE Inc.The University of Texas at AustinARE Inc., AustinAustinAustin, TexasTexasTexas

Carmichael, RF
ManagerCivil EngineeringPresident, ARE Inc.The University of Texas at AustinARE Inc., AustinAustinAustin, TexasTexasTexas

Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1991

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Abstract

In 1965 a team of engineers from ARE Inc developed for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program the initial concept of pavement management. Subsequently, the authors have worked on a variety of pavement management applications worldwide at both the project and network level and at the city, county, state, and national level. This paper summarizes a series of findings from these extensive studies and outlines the institutional aspects of pavement management which have been found to be required for standard applications and for minimum success of a pavement management system. While the paper does not present quantitative mathematical relationships for pavement management, it does present standardization concepts and minimum requirements that have proven successful in a number of cases. Specific case studies and examples are also provided as a part of the paper.