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An Iterative Approach for the Optimization of Pavement Maintenance Management at the Network Level
Joint Authors
Torres-Machí, Cristina
Chamorro, Alondra
Videla, Carlos
Pellicer, Eugenio
Yepes, Víctor
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Pavement maintenance is one of the major issues of public agencies.
Insufficient investment or inefficient maintenance strategies lead to high economic expenses in the long term.
Under budgetary restrictions, the optimal allocation of resources becomes a crucial aspect.
Two traditional approaches (sequential and holistic) and four classes of optimization methods (selection based on ranking, mathematical optimization, near optimization, and other methods) have been applied to solve this problem.
They vary in the number of alternatives considered and how the selection process is performed.
Therefore, a previous understanding of the problem is mandatory to identify the most suitable approach and method for a particular network.
This study aims to assist highway agencies, researchers, and practitioners on when and how to apply available methods based on a comparative analysis of the current state of the practice.
Holistic approach tackles the problem considering the overall network condition, while the sequential approach is easier to implement and understand, but may lead to solutions far from optimal.
Scenarios defining the suitability of these approaches are defined.
Finally, an iterative approach gathering the advantages of traditional approaches is proposed and applied in a case study.
The proposed approach considers the overall network condition in a simpler and more intuitive manner than the holistic approach.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Torres-Machí, Cristina& Chamorro, Alondra& Videla, Carlos& Pellicer, Eugenio& Yepes, Víctor. 2014. An Iterative Approach for the Optimization of Pavement Maintenance Management at the Network Level. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049966
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Torres-Machí, Cristina…[et al.]. An Iterative Approach for the Optimization of Pavement Maintenance Management at the Network Level. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049966
American Medical Association (AMA)
Torres-Machí, Cristina& Chamorro, Alondra& Videla, Carlos& Pellicer, Eugenio& Yepes, Víctor. An Iterative Approach for the Optimization of Pavement Maintenance Management at the Network Level. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049966
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049966