Optimal Maintenance Works for the Aborshada Road in the Western Region of Libya
Autor: | Medhat Abdelrahman Youssef, Abdelbary Altayb Elbasher |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
Předmět: |
Engineering
Astm standard business.industry Optimal maintenance Pavement management Sample (statistics) Pavement Condition Index Decision maker pavement scores Transport engineering Pavement engineering Pavement distress pavement management lcsh:TA1-2040 Optimum Maintenance Policy Forensic engineering Municipal engineers business lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
Zdroj: | Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 37-44 (2014) |
ISSN: | 1338-3973 1210-3896 |
Popis: | In this research, the condition of a road pavement was investigated for the Aborshada Road in the Gharian region of Libya to determine the optimal maintenance works. Previously, a simple engineering judgment was the only procedure followed by the Gharian municipal engineers for evaluating pavements and prioritizing maintenance. The surface condition of the Aborshada Road pavement was investigated using “the Pavement Condition Index (PCI)” visual technique. The pavement was inspected to survey the different distresses in each sample unit. Ninteen pavement distresses were classified according to the PCI standards (PCI for roads and parking lots became an ASTM standard in 2007 (D6433-07)). It was necessary to know the most common distresses of the Aborshada Road to provide assistance for the decision maker in his evaluation of the pavement and the optimum repair method to be selected. This study reveals the actual performance of the pavements and suggests the research required for dealing with the pavement maintenance problem in Libya, especially in the western region. The best maintenance alternative for Aborshada Road was Case No. 3 (Potholes, Long. & Trans. Cracking and Alligator Crack Maintenance). Also, the most common pavement distresses on the Aborshada Road were Distress Nos. 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 13 according to the ASTM - D6433-07 classification |
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