DESCRIPTION:
Obtaining optimum value from preventive maintenance treatments is only possible when preventive maintenance activities are fully linked to a pavement management system. There are many opportunities for such integration, from identifying and tracking the benefits of different treatments and timings to developing models that incorporate the effects of preventive maintenance. By using pavement management data for network-level analysis, an effective pavement strategy that utilizes reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance actions can be developed. When used at the project level, pavement management can assist the decision-maker in selecting the best pavement preservation option to be designed and applied. This is the final course in a series of trainings on the general subject of pavement preservation (NHI 131115, 131103, 131104). This course is intended to communicate to agencies the importance of integrating pavement preservation activities into pavement management. Presently many pavement management systems identify the "worst" case pavements. These pavements typically have conditions ratings far below those intended to be addressed by pavement preservation activities. This course identifies the process in which: 1. Management tools are adjusted to support a pavement preservation program 2. Pavement preservation activities are integrated into "enhanced" pavement management models 3. The use of these "enhanced" pavement management models to support decisions at the project, network, and systems levels This course addresses integrating pavement preservation with pavement management in a logical sequence beginning with project-level performance issues and ending with the use of network-level information in making strategic system-level decisions. The course materials identify steps that agencies must take in order to develop an action plan to improve their integration efforts. OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:- Name several ways pavement management tools can support a pavement preservation program at the project, network, and strategic analysis levels
- List the reasons it is important for an agency to integrate pavement preservation into its pavement management activities
- Describe ways that pavement preservation techniques can be integrated into pavement management models
- Name some of the common obstacles to the successful integration of pavement preservation and pavement management programs and strategies for overcoming these obstacles
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is primarily intended for pavement management engineers, district (or regional) maintenance engineers, local agency engineers, maintenance management engineers, and planning and programming personnel. This course is also recommended for asset management team members. |