Abstract: In this paper, a time-dependent deterioration forecasting model is presented. In the model the deterioration process is described by transition probabilities, which are conditional upon actual in-service duration. The model ...

Abstract: The deterioration of a pavement surface can be described in terms of the presence and severity of distinct distresses, like potholes, cracking, and rutting. Each deterioration process is ordinarily described by a set of ...

Abstract: This paper focuses upon the optimal repair and inspection policies of infrastructure under uncertainty in the facility deterioration process. It is supposed that the condition of the facility, which is defined in continuous ...

Abstract: In this paper, a pavement management accounting system (PMAS) is presented as a method for controlling the life cycle costs of road pavement. The aim of the PMAS is to provide decision makers with planning information ...

Abstract: Road travel cost can be defined as a function of condition and volume-capacity factors. Asset managers intervene on heavily trafficked and poor condition roads based on criteria to optimize network travel and intervention ...