Due to the importance of the transportation network as the backbone of the modern city, there is a great need for a systematic and continuous pavement monitoring and maintenance mechanism. However, the attempts of implementing such a mechanism is faced by three types of challenges: (1) financial challenge: the limitations in the allocated budget for pavement maintenance works; (2) socio-political challenge: the external interferences in the process of decision-making and prioritization; and (3) technical challenge: the absence of the effective decision-making tools.
This paper aims to confront these challenges by developing a computerized Pavement Management Database (PMD) as a decision-aiding tool. The proposed tool is built on the available PMD tools in Palestine, but it is distinguished from other tools by its ability to calculate the Priority Index (PI) by precise quantitative measures. PI in this from consists of several indicators such as pavement condition index (PCI) which is measured in the field, average daily traffic, functional classification of road, importance of road to community, citizens complains, etc.
The PMD can be used by the transportation engineers in managing the existing road pavements, as well as helping the decision-makers in implementing effective decisions to select the roads with high maintenance priority based on the calculated PI. Finally, the PMD has high potential, if adopted by transportation agencies and municipalities, to more efficient maintenance budget allocation and less external interferences in the process of decision-making.

عنوان المؤتمر

مؤتمر الهندسة المدنية الدولي الثاني في فلسطين

دولة المؤتمر

فلسطين

تاريخ المؤتمر

25 نوفمبر، 2019 - 26 نوفمبر، 2019

راعي المؤتمر

Palestine Engineering Association

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