Chapter 6

Review of Pavement Management Data

Needs
CLASSES OF DATA REQUIRED 6.1
The classes of data needed include the following
Section Description Performance Related Data •
Historic Related Data •
Policy Related Data •
Geometry Related Data Environment Related Data •
Cost Related Data •
Uses of Pavement Management Data 6.1.1
Data for pavement management is used at the network and
project levels. The network level data finds its end use in the
priority programs that are implemented, plus bud- geting and
financial planning, Project level data is used for the engineering
associated with specific sections or projects. Some of the
typical network and project level uses for the types of
pavement data identified in Figure 6.1 are listed in Table 6.1,
which has been based on (Haas 91)
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 6.2
HISTORY DATA In order to fulfill its purpose, a PMS must follow
through from planning and pro- gramming design to
implementation, including construction and periodic
maintenance. Construction, of either a new pavement or
rehabilitation of an existing pavement, converts a design
recommendation into physical reality. Loss of performance,
even- tually leading to the need for rehabilitation, is identified
within the ongoing process of data collection and evaluation.
Such evaluation of pavement performance is also used for
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