CHAPTER 5
Pavement Management
System
By:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Yusri Aman
FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA
Pavement Management System
A Pavement Management System (PMS) is a set of tools
or methods that can assist decision makers in finding
cost effective strategies for providing, evaluating, and
maintaining pavements in a serviceable condition.
Pavement Management System consists of two basic
components:
1. A comprehensive database, which contains current and
historical information on pavement condition, pavement
structure, and traffic.
2. A set of tools that allows us to determine existing and future
pavement conditions, predict financial needs, and identify and
prioritize pavement preservation projects.
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A PMS encompasses a wide spectrum of activities:
• Planning
• Programming of investments
• Design
• Construction
• Maintenance
• Periodic evaluation of performance
The function of management at all levels involves:
• Comparing alternatives
• Coordinating activities
• Making decisions
• Implementing decisions efficiently and economically
The basic purposes of PMS are:
• To achieve the best value possible for the available
public funds.
• To provide safe, comfortable and economical
transportation.
PMS involves two main levels:
(1) NETWORK LEVEL
(2) PROJECT LEVEL
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NETWORK LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
Administrative decisions affect
programs for the entire roadway
system.
This management system considers
the needs of the network as a whole
and provides information for a
statewide program of new
construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation.
NETWORK LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
The goal is to optimize the use of
funds over the entire system.
Managers at this level compare the
benefits and costs for several
alternative programs and then identify
the program and budget that will have
the greatest benefit/cost ratio.
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PROJECT LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
Technical decisions are made for
specific projects.
At this level detailed consideration is
given to alternative design,
construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation activities for specific
projects.
This is accomplished by comparing
benefit/cost ratios of several design
alternatives and picking the design
alternative that provides the desired
benefits for the least total cost over the
projected life of the project.
PAVEMENT EVALUATION PROCESS
Pavement management comprises the following processes:
Asset inventory and condition assessment, or network
information.
Screening or identification of candidate sections
Treatment identification and selection
Quantity and cost estimation
Analysis of past trends and prediction of future trends
Reporting of current and future conditions, work
programme.
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