scholarly journals Appraising Pavement Surface Distresses And Expected Mitigation Measure On Selected Road Segment

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (08) ◽  
pp. 812-823
Author(s):  
Dagimwork Asele Manuka ◽  
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Tarekegn Shirko Lachore ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Option ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Road Segment ◽  
Proper Treatment ◽  
Mitigation Measure ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Pavement Materials ◽  
Pavement Structure ◽  
Fatigue Failures

The work visually inspects and evaluate the pavement failures and their causes as well as resolution methods. It is quite important to examine and identify the causes of the failed pavement to select a proper treatment option. The study consisted of two tasks: the first covers the detail visual inspection of the existing pavement failures, whereas the second investigates the actual causes of these failures. From Areka to Wolaita Sodo was selected for investigation. An intensive field work was carried out on the existing pavement condition of this road. It was found that most of the damaged pavement sections suffered from severe cracking, potholes and raveling failures. These failures might have been caused by fatigue failures on pavement structure due to the movement of heavily loaded truck – trailers. The damage could also be attributed to poor drainage, inadequate design and improper pavement materials.

Full-Scale Experimental Evaluation of the Flood Resiliency of Thin Concrete Overlay on Asphalt Pavements

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110615
Author(s):  
Angel Mateos ◽  
John Harvey ◽  
Miguel Millan ◽  
Rongzong Wu ◽  
Fabian Paniagua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Pavement Materials ◽  
Structural Capacity ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Pavement Structure ◽  
Falling Weight

The capacity to resist flooding is one of the critical challenges of pavement resiliency in locations subject to inundation. Flooding increases moisture contents, which weakens most pavement materials. Although the effect of moisture on the mechanical properties of most pavement materials is reversible, the structural damage caused by trafficking applied on the weakened pavement structure is not. The critical time for structural damage is typically after the flood and before “life-line” pavements have dried back when trucks are bringing in relief supplies and hauling out demolition. This fact, together with the increased occurrence of extreme weather events and sea level rise resulting from climate change, emphasizes the need to better understand the impacts of flooding on identified life-line pavements. This paper evaluates the flooding resiliency of thin concrete overlay on asphalt (COA) pavements by studying the effects that water saturation produces on the pavement structure. The research is based on the structural response and distresses measured in five thin COA sections that were instrumented with sensors and tested with a heavy vehicle simulator (HVS) under flooded conditions. The research shows that the flooding did not produce a noticeable change in the structural capacity of the COA, based on the structural response measured under the loading of the HVS wheel and the falling weight deflectometer, but did result in some structural damage to the asphalt base in some of the sections.

scholarly journals ANALISIS TINGKAT KERUSAKAN JALAN DAN PENGARUNYA TERHADAP KECEPATAN KENDARAAN (STUDI KASUS: JALAN BLANG BINTANG LAMA DAN JALAN TEUNGKU HASAN DIBAKOI)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-626
Author(s):  
Intan Wirnanda ◽  
Renni Anggraini ◽  
Muhammad Isya
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Road Surface ◽  
Road Segment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Condition ◽  
Pavement Condition Index

Abstract: Abstract:Damage that occurs on some road segment causing huge lossed, especially for road users such as a long travel time, traffic jam, incident, and etc. In general there variety factor that caused of road damage such as age of the road that has been passed, puddle onthe road surface that cannot flow due to the poor drainage, trafic load excessively repetitive (overloaded). Which can cause life time is shorter than planning. Improper planning, poor monitoring and the implementation is not accordance with the existing plan, in addition to the lack of maintenance costs, delays in budget spending and priorities of improper handling also be the cause. It should be noted in order to avoid decreased in the quality of roads due to damage on road surface. The purpose of this study is to determined damage of the road extent/level using PCI method (Pavement Condition Index), determined the effect of road damage to the speed of vehicle using Regression Analysis method. This research take location in the road segment of Blang Bintang Lama road, and Teungku hasan Dibakoi each road is divided into 7 that being reviewed according to the level of damage. Primary data collected by field actual survey in the form of geometric data, extensive damage to the road, and vehicle speed. The results showed that damage of the road is very affected on the vehicle speed as seen on Blang Bintang Lama in V segment the value of PCI is 10 with failed condition and vehicle speed just reached 5.31 Km/h, while in VII segment PCI value is 87 with perfect road condition (excellent) vehicle speed reached to 58.34 Km/h, so that the equation obtained by regression analysis of Y = (3,571)(0,032) ͯ, while for segment in Teungku Hasan Dibakoi road as seen in III Segment PCI value is 4 with failed condition with vehicle speed just 4.95 Km/h, while in the VII segment PCI value is 88 with perfect road condition (excellent) vehicle speed reached to 68.64 Km/h, so the equation obtained by regression analysis of Y is Y= (3,822)(0,035) ͯ. This suggests that higher levels of road damage will affected to slower speed of vehicle, otherwise the lower level of damage road, will make the higher speed of vehicle.Abstrak: Kerusakan jalan yang terjadi di beberapa ruas jalan menimbulkan kerugian yang sangat besar terutama bagi pengguna jalan seperti waktu tempuh yang lama, kemacetan, kecelakaan, dan lain-lain. Secara umum penyebab kerusakan jalan ada berbagai sebab yaitu umur rencana jalan yang telah dilewati, genangan air pada permukaan jalan yang tidak dapat mengalir akibat drainase yang kurang baik, beban lalu lintas berulang yang berlebihan (overloaded) yang menyebabkan umur pakai jalan lebih pendek dari perencanaan. Perencanaan yang tidak tepat, pengawasan yang kurang baik dan pelaksanaan yang tidak sesuai dengan rencana yang ada, selain itu minimnya biaya pemeliharaan, keterlambatan pengeluaran anggaran serta prioritas penanganan yang kurang tepat juga menjadi penyebabnya. Hal ini perlu diperhatikan agar tidak terjadi penurunan kualitas jalan akibat kerusakan permukaan jalan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan tingkat dan jenis kerusakan jalan dengan menggunakan metode PCI (Pavement Condition Index), mengetahui pengaruh kerusakan jalan terhadap kecepatan kendaraan dengan menggunakan metode Analisis Regresi. Penelitian ini mengambil lokasi pada ruas Jalan Blang Bintang Lama dan ruas Jalan Teungku Hasan Dibakoi yang masing-masing jalan terbagi atas 7 segmen yang ditinjau menurut tingkat kerusakannya. Pengumpulan data primer dilakukan dengan survey aktual lapangan yaitu berupa data geometrik jalan, luas kerusakan jalan, dan kecepatan kendaraan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kerusakan sangat berpengaruh terhadap kecepatan kendaraan seperti yang terlihat pada ruas jalan Blang Bintang Lama pada segmen V dengan nilai PCI 10 kondisi jalan gagal (failed) dengan kecepatan kendaraan mencapai 5,37 Km/Jam, sedangkan pada segmen VII nilai PCI sebesar 87 dengan kondisi jalan sempurna (excellent) kecepatan kendaraan mencapai 58,34 Km/Jam, sehingga didapat persamaan dengan metode analisis regresi Y= (3,571)(0,032) ͯ, sedangkan untuk ruas Jalan Teungku Hasan Dibakoi terlihat pada segmen III nilai PCI 4 kondisi jalan gagal (failed) dengan kecepatan mencapai 4,95 Km/Jam, sedangkan pada segmen VII nilai PCI sebesar 88 dengan kondisi jalan sempurna (excellent) kecepatan kendaraan mencapai 68,64 Km/Jam, sehingga didapat persamaan dengan metode analisis regresi Y= (3,822)(0,035) ͯ. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi tingkat kerusakan jalan maka semakin rendah kecepatan kendaraan, sebaliknya semakin rendah tingkat kerusakan maka semakin tinggi kecepatan kendaraan.

Rapid Evaluation of Arid Lands (REAL)

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Dugas ◽  
Michael N. DeMers ◽  
Janet C. Greenlee ◽  
Walter G. Whitford ◽  
Anna Klimaszewski-Patterson
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Coarse Scale ◽  
Ecological Relationships ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Thematic Mapper Imagery ◽  
Complex Computer

Management of desert grasslands requires rapid, low technology, coarse assessment methods that provide a triage-like prioritization for the manager. Such approaches necessitate the ability to quickly and effectively identify coarse-scale plant communities that provide guidance for this prioritization. Complex, computer intensive digital image classification of Landsat TM data, while marginally successful, requires time, equipment, and expertise not always available in such environments. This study identifies landform boundaries in the Armendaris Ranch, New Mexico by visual inspection of Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper imagery and topographic maps using traditional photoreconnaissance techniques. Employing predetermined hierarchical landform classifications, it was possible to map plant communities using ecological relationships that exist between the general physiographic and vegetation settings in the area and representative geomorphic landform-mapping units. The authors’ field work verified the plant community map using a random walk approach and visual inspection. This synthetic expert opinion-based approach proved successful and is repeatable in other arid rangeland settings.

Fatigue Assessment of Existing Riveted Bridges

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Mehlsen
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Repeated Loading ◽  
Fe Modelling ◽  
Railway Bridges ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Fatigue Failures ◽  
Thick Layers

Fatigue failure of bridges occurs after repeated loading and unloading and hence fatigue becomes more and more severe with time. A majority of all existing riveted bridges are not explicitly designed for fatigue failures. Bridge owners should therefore have focus on fatigue life of riveted bridges. It can be difficult to discover fatigue cracks by visual inspection due to thick layers of paint and the fact that the rivets themselves may hide the cracks. Hence, it may be necessary to determine critical joints and possible fatigue cracks by using FE-modelling. Identification of critical joints may also target future inspection efforts and highlight hidden details, which may call for special inspection measures to be implemented. This paper describes a fatigue study of 11 riveted railway bridges in Denmark that includes both visual inspections and FE-modelling of bridges.

Rapid Evaluation of Arid Lands (REAL)

2013 ◽  
pp. 1541-1558
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Dugas ◽  
Michael N. DeMers ◽  
Janet C. Greenlee ◽  
Walter G. Whitford ◽  
Anna Klimaszewski-Patterson
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Ecological Relationships ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Thematic Mapper Imagery ◽  
Complex Computer ◽  
Mapping Units

Management of desert grasslands requires rapid, low technology, coarse assessment methods that provide a triage-like prioritization for the manager. Such approaches necessitate the ability to quickly and effectively identify coarse-scale plant communities that provide guidance for this prioritization. Complex, computer intensive digital image classification of Landsat TM data, while marginally successful, requires time, equipment, and expertise not always available in such environments. This study identifies landform boundaries in the Armendaris Ranch, New Mexico by visual inspection of Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper imagery and topographic maps using traditional photoreconnaissance techniques. Employing predetermined hierarchical landform classifications, it was possible to map plant communities using ecological relationships that exist between the general physiographic and vegetation settings in the area and representative geomorphic landform-mapping units. The authors’ field work verified the plant community map using a random walk approach and visual inspection. This synthetic expert opinion-based approach proved successful and is repeatable in other arid rangeland settings.

scholarly journals Influence of Pavement Structure, Traffic, and Weather on Urban Flexible Pavement Deterioration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9717
Author(s):  
David Llopis-Castelló ◽  
Tatiana García-Segura ◽  
Laura Montalbán-Domingo ◽  
Amalia Sanz-Benlloch ◽  
Eugenio Pellicer
Keyword(s):  
Condition Index ◽  
Flexible Pavement ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Pavement Condition ◽  
Traffic Demand ◽  
Pavement Deterioration ◽  
Deterioration Process ◽  
Pavement Structure

Various studies have been recently conducted to predict pavement condition, but most of them were developed in a certain region where climate conditions were kept constant and/or the research focused on specific road distresses using single parameters. Thus, this research aimed at determining the influence of pavement structure, traffic demand, and climate factors on urban flexible pavement condition over time. To do this, the Structural Number was used as an indicator of the pavement capacity, various traffic and climate variables were defined, and the Pavement Condition Index was used as a surrogate measure of pavement condition. The analysis was focused on the calibration of regression models by using the K-Fold Cross Validation technique. As a result, for a given pavement age, pavement condition worsens as the Equivalent Single Axle Load and the Annual Average Height of Snow increased. Likewise, a cold Annual Average Temperature (5–15 °C) and a large Annual Average Range of Temperature (20–30 °C) encourage a more aggressive pavement deterioration process. By contrast, warm climates with low temperature variations, which are associated with low precipitation, lead to a longer pavement service life. Additionally, a new classification of climate zones was proposed on the basis of the weather influence on pavement deterioration.

Measuring Pavement Permanent Deformation in Accelerated Pavement Testing

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (5) ◽  
pp. 340-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjing Xue ◽  
Gerardo W. Flintsch ◽  
Brian K. Diefenderfer
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Permanent Deformation ◽  
Practical Method ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Pavement Performance ◽  
Forensic Investigation ◽  
Accelerated Pavement Testing ◽  
Pavement Materials ◽  
Pavement Structure ◽  
Pavement Testing

Permanent deformation is an essential criterion for evaluating pavement performance. In an accelerated pavement testing (APT) experiment at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, a laser profiler, multi-depth deflectometer (MDD), and forensic investigation were used to measure the permanent deformation of a pavement system. This paper analyzes the permanent deformation measured via the three methods during the APT experiment. The major concern among the three methods is applicability rather than accuracy. To measure surface deformation, the laser profiler is a more practical method than MDD in APT, as it can scan the whole surface instead of just one point. To measure the deformation within a pavement structure, MDD provides deformation development throughout the whole experiment, which is helpful for a deeper understanding of pavement materials and structures. However, MDD is also more expensive and requires significant installation effort and maintenance during the experiment compared with forensic investigation, which also needs to be considered.

scholarly journals Numerical Model for Calculating the Unstable State Temperature in Asphalt Pavement Structure

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Naiji Zhang ◽  
Guoxiong Wu ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Cong Cao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Asphalt Pavement ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Unstable State ◽  
Maximum Deviation ◽  
Unsteady Temperature ◽  
Pavement Materials ◽  
Pavement Structure

In this study, we determined the factors that influence of the temperature on an asphalt pavement by developing a two-dimensional unsteady temperature numerical calculation model using the finite difference method and Matlab. Based on the temperatures obtained by a buried sensor in a construction project, we collected the temperatures at different depths in the pavement structure in real time, and we then compared and analyzed the calculated and measured data. The results showed that the temperature in the asphalt pavement structure was significantly correlated with meteorological factors, such as the air temperature, but it also exhibited obvious hysteresis. Compared with the measured data, the maximum deviation in the numerical model based on the variations in the atmospheric temperature and solar radiation was 3 °C. Thus, it is necessary to effectively optimize the selection of asphalt pavement materials by simulating the temperature conditions in the asphalt pavement structure.

scholarly journals STATISTICAL SURVEY OF THE PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND REHABILITATION OF ETICS IN WALLS

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Amaro ◽  
Diogo Saraiva ◽  
Jorge de Brito ◽  
Inês Flores-Colen
Keyword(s):  
Service Life ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Composite System ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Maintenance Techniques ◽  
Statistical Survey ◽  
Sensitive Issues ◽  
Maintenance Plan

This paper presents a statistical survey on the pathology, diagnosis and rehabilitation of ETICS (external thermal insulation composite system) in walls. The development of an expert-knowledge inspection and diagnosis system for this type of cladding implied the creation of classification lists of anomalies, most probable causes, diagnosis methods and repair/maintenance techniques. The collection of data through field work where the tools developed within the proposed system were applied was the basis for this statistical survey. The field work consisted of the visual inspection of 146 façades with ETICS cladding located in various areas in Portugal and aged from 3 to 22 years. The data obtained enable anomalies to be related to their causes and so conclusions can be drawn on the best way to minimize the development of the former and eliminate the latter, at the design and application stages. The study further revealed the main sensitive issues of the cladding system during its service life, highlighting the importance of a correct maintenance plan.

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