Pavement Management in Highway Engineering

Abstract

Since its construction, periodic maintenance has been necessary to keep the original pavement serviceable. Because both works and findings had to be estimated and scheduled, this was the first sort of pavement management. Later, the introduction of engine vehicles resulted in a significant increase in travel speed, necessitating the creation of safer and more sturdy pavements. In this research, we will investigate the notion of preventative maintenance, selecting utmost cost-effective maintenance treatment, maintenance materials, and maintenance treatments for both asphalt and concrete pavements. Pavement management encompasses the many components and duties necessary to maintain a high-quality pavement inventory while also ensuring that the overall condition of the road network is kept at a high level. A pavement management system (PMS) is a decision-making system for pavement management. PMS software solutions predict future pavement damage caused by road traffic and weather and prescribe road pavement maintenance depending on the kind and age of the pavement as well as many metrics of present pavement condition. According to studies, it is significantly less expensive to maintain a road than it is to restore it once it has been damaged. As a result, pavement management systems prioritize preventive maintenance of excellent roads over road reconstruction of inferior roads. As a result, system performance will increase in terms of lifetime cost and long-term pavement conditions. The author used the approach to construct PMSs at the project level, which was helped by pavement condition evaluations.