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Center for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

Using Profile Data for Supporting Asset Management Decisions

Gerardo W. FlintschDirector, Center for Sustainable transportation InfrastructureProfessor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Outline

o Asset Management decisionso How do we use profile data to support

these decisions?o What is the level of detail and accuracy

required?o Some potentially relevant questionso Final thoughts

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Asset Management decisions & business processes

o Systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost-effectively, efficiently, and comprehensively.

Engineering

Business-like

ObjectivesEconomics

Asset Management

Integration

DATABASE

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CONDITION

USAGE

MAINTENANCESTRATEGIES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

NETWORK-LEVEL ANALYSISTOOLS

PROJECT LEVEL ANALYSIS (Design)

WORK PROGRAM EXECUTION

PERFORMANCEMONITORING

FEEDBACK

CONDITION ASSESSMENT

PRODUCTS

NETWORK-LEVEL REPORTS

Performance AssessmentNetwork NeedsFacility Life-cycle Cost Optimized M&R ProgramPerformance-based Budget

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS

NEEDSANALYSIS

PRIORITIZATION / OPTIMIZATION

PERFORMANCE PREDICTION

PROGRAMMINGPROJECT SELECTION

Goals & PoliciesSystem PerformanceEconomic / Social &

Environmental

Budget Allocations

STRATEGIC ANALYSISThe Asset Management Process

U.S. Map -21 National GoalsFocus the Federal-aid program on the following national goals:

1. Safety2. Infrastructure condition3. Congestion reduction4. System reliability5. Freight movement and economic vitality6. Environmental sustainability7. Reduced project delivery delays

Center for Sustainable Transportation InfrastructureSource: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/presentations/

DATABASE

INV

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RY

CONDITION

USAGE

MAINTENANCESTRATEGIES

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

NETWORK-LEVEL ANALYSISTOOLS

PROJECT LEVEL ANALYSIS (Design)

WORK PROGRAM EXECUTION

PERFORMANCEMONITORING

FEEDBACK

CONDITION ASSESSMENT

PRODUCTS

NETWORK-LEVEL REPORTS

Performance AssessmentNetwork NeedsFacility Life-cycle Cost Optimized M&R ProgramPerformance-based Budget

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS

NEEDSANALYSIS

PRIORITIZATION / OPTIMIZATION

PERFORMANCE PREDICTION

PROGRAMMINGPROJECT SELECTION

Goals & PoliciesSystem PerformanceEconomic / Social &

Environmental

Budget Allocations

STRATEGIC ANALYSISThe Asset Management Process

Goals & PoliciesSystem PerformanceEconomic / Social &

Environmental

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How do we use profile data to support these decisions?

Infrastructure Condition/ Performance Indicators → Pavements

Service and User Perception

Physical Condition

Structural Integrity / Load-Carrying Capacity

Safety and Sufficiency

Environmental Impact

Serviceability (PSI, IRI)

Distress(PCI)

Deflection(FWD)

Friction (FN)/ Macrotexture

Tire/Pav. NoiseRolling Resistance

→ Pavements

Examples

o Strategic level Performance monitoring

o Network level Pavement management

o Project level Smoothness SpecificationResearch LTPP

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Construction Acceptance

o Smoothness for quality acceptance Incentives for superior smoothnessDisincentives for roughness that

exceeds targets Virginia DOT: IRI “targets” for Interstate

and Non-Interstate pavements [applied to 0.01-mile (16 m) pay lots]

o Use of Ride Spec “turns back the clock” by as much as 7 years No significant impact on HMA bid price

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Virginia Smoothness Specification

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Pavement Management

o Smoothness has been a key parameter for supporting network-level decisions since the genesis of PMSWhat, When, Where USA: AZ and KS started collecting roughness in

the early 70’s Developing counties: key input for the HDM model

o Trigger preservation & rehabilitatiotno Impact on user costs and environmental impacts

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VA: Average IRI by County (1997)Primary Highways

Source: 1997 State of the Pavement Report

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Preservation Treatment

Threshold Roughness Value for Interstates

Roughness Prediction for AZ DOT

Effect of M&R

Remaining Service Life Estimate

System Performance Monitoringo Federal government in the US has used

smoothness for assessing road performance for many years. FHWA (old) Roughness Objective: “To increase the

percentage of miles on the NHS that meet Owner-Agency managed pavement performance for acceptable ride quality to over 93 percent within 10 years”

IRI less than or equal to 170 inches/mileo Needs reliable data for aligning investments

with desired performance→ HPMS → HERS

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Performance Measures Being Considered for MAP 21 (§150(c))

PROGRAM MEASURE CATEGORYNational Highway Performance Program

• Pavement Condition on the Interstates• Pavement Condition on Non-Int. NHS • Bridge Condition on NHS• Performance of Interstate System • Performance of Non-Interstate NHS

Highway Safety Improvement Program

• Serious Injuries per VMT• Fatalities per VMT• Number of Serious Injuries• Number of Fatalities

CMAQ Program • Traffic Congestion• On-road mobile source emissions

Freight Policy • Freight Movement on the Interstate

Source: T. Van, 11th Infrastruture Management Research and Education Workshop, Washington, DC, Jan 2013

Condition of Principal Highways (2009)

Source: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/pubs/hf/pl11028/chapter7.cfm

Highway Fatality RatesInterstate Pavement Smoothness (IRI) by State

Bridge Deficiencies

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What is the level of detail and accuracy required?

1. Organize annual equipment “rodeos” + verification

2. Seasonal monitoring

3. Evaluation & development of new technologies

4. Evaluation of high-friction systems

5. CFME deployment &friction technology transfer

6. Outreach: Pavement Evaluation 2010SURF 2012

Background: Pavement Surface Properties Consortium

Equipment Comparisons / “Rodeos”o Since 2007o Profile, friction, textureo Added Noiseo AASHTO R56 for

certification

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AASHTO R56

o Focused on profilers used for quality control and also applicable for network profilers

o Uses cross correlation to evaluate: Repeatability (CC ≥ 92%)

Ten runs Cross correlate with each other and average

Accuracy (CC w/ reference ≥ 90%) Ten runs Cross correlate with reference and average

ProVAL SoftwareCenter for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

“Rodeo” concept closely tied to US RPUG

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We run ours at the Virginia Smart Road

VTTI

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Cross-Correlation

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SECTION 1 JRCP 92.1 94.1

SECTION 2 CRCP G&G 72.8 66.6

SECTION 3 SMA/OGFC 91.7 92

SECTION 4 SM 9.5 91.9 90.2

SECTION 5 SM 9.5/12.5 89.7 92.8

Can we use it smooth pavements?

IRI Comparison – Section 4 SM 9.5

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Surpro VT Surpro MSAverage Left: 80.0% Average Right: 78.3%

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Some potentially relevant questions

Do we need a “hierarchical” specification for profilers?

Project Level

Strategic Level

NetworkLevel

Performance

Structure Condition

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SystemPerformanceMonitoring

Planning andPerformance Evaluation

Program Analysis orDetailed Planning

Project Level orDetailed Programming

Project Detail orResearch

HIGH LEVEL DATA

LOW LEVEL DATA

Information Quality Levels

Can we use probe (or regular) vehicles for road infrastructure

health monitoring?

At least for supporting high-end strategic- and network-level decisions?

Pavement Assessment and Management Applications Enabled by the Connected Vehicles

Environment – Proof-of-Concept Objective: To use data collected from probe vehicles to extract information that could be used to remotely and continuously determineroad infrastructure health

Comparison

Is IRI the most appropriate way of summarizing the profile data?

How significant is the impact of smoothness on vehicle operation

costs and GHG emissions?

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Can profile data help more “sustainable” network-level pavement management decisions?

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Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts

o Profile data is a key asset management input→ user perception & level of service

o It is used (and needed) for supporting business processes at various management levels

o We may not need the same degree of detail and accuracy for all levels

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