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A Probability Method for Assessing Variability in Budget Estimates for Highway Asset Management

Piyatrapoomi, Noppadol and Kumar, Arun and Robertson, Neil and Weligamage, Justin (2005) A Probability Method for Assessing Variability in Budget Estimates for Highway Asset Management. In Proceedings The 5th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement technology (ICPT5), Seoul.

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Abstract

There are inaccuracies in predicting maintenance and rehabilitation costs for road networks due to the variability and uncertainties in road network condition. To realistically predict maintenance and rehabilitation costs, stochastic characteristics of road network condition should be considered in the estimate. It may, however, not be feasible or practicable to include every single stochastic characteristic of road network conditions in the analysis. To explore this possibility in assessing variations in cost estimates, an analysis was conducted to identify input parameters that are critical for predicting road deterioration condition. Findings indicated that the variability in pavement strength significantly contributed to the variability of predicting road pavement deterioration. Based on this information, discrepancies in cost estimates due to the variability of pavement strength for road maintenance and rehabilitation were subsequently assessed. This paper presents the results of an analysis that was undertaken to identify critical input parameters for road pavement deterioration prediction. The paper also presents a probability method developed for assessing the variation in road maintenance and rehabilitation.

Item Type:Conference Paper
Status:Published
Subjects:290000 Engineering and Technology > 290800 Civil Engineering > 290803 Transport Engineering
ID Code:8002
Deposited By:Alwi, Sugiharto
Deposited On:06 June 2007
Alternative Locations:http://go.worldbank.org/HXL8NGGC70
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2005 the authors
Additional Information:For more information, please contact the author: n.piyatrapoomi@qut.edu.au