Evaluation of the existing performance models used for pavement management by the Texas Department of Transportation /

(ESAL). A research database was created by extracting

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mukherjee, Biswajit
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:(ESAL). A research database was created by extracting
19, followed by twenty-year projected axle repetition
19), shallow rutting, deep rutting, and alligator
all the evaluated performance models.
analyses, statistical hypotheses tests, percent
and which needed to be modified. The performance
at a time approach was used. The F-statistics
calculated using MODULUS software. The selected
considered in the evaluation. A sensitivity analysis
corresponding to the relevant input variables were
could not be checked. It was observed that none of the
cracking, which are the fundamental performance
data from the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)
database for pavement sections in Texas. A11 data
difference, and estimated reliability. Due to the lack
evaluation. From the family of flexible pavements, the
integrating pavement management systems at the two
items except rutting data were extracted using the
levels. The objective of the study is to identify
measures of the flexible pavements, were selected for
models for ride quality (serviceability index for FPS-
moduli of pavement layers and subgrades were back-
newly constructed pavements with untreated base were
number of problems to a manageable size, a one factor
of data, all members of the performance model families
others. Therefore, improvements are recommended for
part of the study to develop an approach for
pavement management at network and project level
performance models were evaluated using trend
predicting the values observed at the LTPP sites
reliability level is the most important factor in FPS-
respectively, generally do not give the same answer
sections were available for the evaluation. Elastic
selected performance models of PMIS and FPS-I9 is
software, Database 97. Rutting data was obtained from
the flexible pavement design software, FPS-19, used by
the input variables to FPS-I9 program. To reduce the
the LTPP regional office. Data from sixteen pavement
The pavement management information system (PMIS) and hics.
the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for
though some of them are predicting better than
used to determine the ranks. It was found that
was performed to determine the relative importance of
when the same set of data are used. This thesis is a
which performance models were working satisfactorily
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 314 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 194-200).