CE 861

Pavement Rehabilitation &

Management
 Miscellaneous Course Information
CE-861: Pavement Rehabilitation & Management
Time and Location: Wed: 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Thu: 6:45 – 8:15; NIT Class
Room: 25
Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Bilal Khurshid
Contact : (051) 9085-4114; Mob: 0321-5003917
Email: mbilal@nit.nust.edu.pk

Exams: There will be Two Class Tests (One hour Each) and One final
examination (3 hours). The final examination will be held during the
final exam week, and covers the entire course.
Home Work: Homeworks will be given on completion of a major part
of course.
Quiz Tests: 3 to 4 quiz tests
Final Grade: Final grade will depend on the following components
with the proportions mentioned against each (subject to variation):
Homework (2 – 8 %), Quiz (10 - 12 %), Class Tests (30 - 35 %),
Term Project (10 - 15 %), Final exam (40 - 50 %). 2
 Course Introduction
 CE 861 deals with the management of physical
highway infrastructure/ assets in general and
pavements infrastructure in particular.

 It also includes distress survey and structural

evaluation of pavement infrastructure, overlay
types and design methodologies.

 It is useful for all graduate students intending to

pursue a career in a variety of sectors (including
engineering and economics) that are related to
highway infrastructure planning, design,
construction, preservation, and operations. 3
 Course Introduction
 Course Objectives

 The goal of the course is to examine the

process and techniques of managing
highway infrastructure.

 The course will deal with the principles of

asset management and will cover primary
management systems for pavement
infrastructure and overaly design
methodologies.
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 Course Introduction
 Course Text and Material : The primary text for the course is notes
and copies of class presentations. Additional references are:
 Reference Texts:
 Pavement Analysis and Design by Yang, H. Huang, second
Edition, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2004
 Pavement Management for Airports, Roads, & Parking Lots, by
Shahin, M. Y., Chapman and Hall, 2002
 The Management and Measurement of Infrastructure by
Karlsson, Anderson, Johansson, and Kobayashi, Edward Elgar
Publishers, 2007
 Infrastructure Management, by Hudson, Haas, and Uddin,
McGraw Hill, 1997
 Modern Pavement Management, by Hudson, Haas, Zaniewski,
Krieger Publ., 1994
 Pavement Design and Management Guide, by Transp. Assoc.
of Canada, 1997
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 Course Introduction
 Course Outline
 Highway Asset/ Pavement Management Concepts
 Distress in Pavements
 Pavement Surveys and Evaluation
 Pavement Performance and Cost Evaluation
 Pavement Rehabilitation Techniques
 Selection of Preferred Rehabilitation Alternative
 Asphaltic Concrete (AC) Overlay Design
 Other Asset Management Systems
 Maintenance Management System

 Bridge Management System

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What is a highway
infrastructure/asset?

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What is an asset?

“an interacting or interdependent group of

physical items forming a unified system”

“A collection of interrelated structures that

interact to achieve a certain goal”

Synonyms
- highway facility
- highway system
- highway infrastructure
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 Attributes of a highway asset
1. Physical structure (this is the “Asset” or
“infrastructure”). Also “physical system”
2. Rules or procedures for operating and/or preserving
the asset (this is the “management system”). Also
“operational system”

2. Goals or objectives

3. Criteria by which attainment of the goals are

measured

4. Condition/performance of the asset at any time

5. Environment within which asset operates

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Types of Highway Assets/Infrastructure
Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets 10
Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets 13
Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Road Signs
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic Signals
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets CE 861 Pavement Rehabilitation &
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Physical Assets
Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety Assets
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
Other Assets 18
Physical System

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
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Physical System

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Mobility Assets
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Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure
Sound Barrier
Mobility Assets
Other Assets 21
Physical Assets

Pavement Assets
Bridge Assets
Traffic
Safety
Drainage 
Infrastructure Lights
Mobility Assets
Other Assets 22
 What is a

management system?

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 “Management System”
Definition
 “Rules/procedures for operating and/or
preserving the asset”.

 A collection of interrelated objects, rules or

procedures that interact to preserve the
asset”.

 “An organized or established procedure for

preserving an asset”
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Management Systems for Highway Assets/Infrastructure

Physical System Management system for preserving physical

condition of the asset
Pavement Assets Pavement management system

Bridge Assets Bridge management system

Traffic Assets Traffic infrastructure management system

Safety Assets Safety hardware Safety management

management system system

Drainage Drainage assets management system

Infrastructure
Mobility Assets Mobility hardware Congestion management
management system system

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 Overview of Infrastructure Life‐Cycle 

• Determine which assets need construction/rehab/maintenance 
Project  given budgetary constraints
Planning

• Design and construct the selected asset projects
Project 
Development

• Operate the asset 
• Maintain the asset
Operation and 
Maintenance  • Monitor asset condition/performance including customer feedback

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 Overview of Infrastructure Life‐Cycle

Asset  Asset 
Construction Preservation Asset 
Planning  Asset
(All Assets) Design Construction Rehabilitation Monitoring

Preventive
Inspection/ Maintenance
Supervision

Corrective
Maintenance

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Phases of Asset Development Life-cycle
Needs Assessment,
Asset Terminal Phases Goals Identification etc.
(Demolition, Failure, etc.)

Asset Asset
Maintenance/ Planning
Rehabilitation
Tasks at each Phase
Description,
Analysis, Asset
Optimization and
Evaluation of Design
Asset Alternative Practices
Monitoring

Asset Installation/
Construction
Asset Operations 28
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 Tasks of An Asset Manager
 How can I describe or predict the condition of
the asset? Using GIS? Statistical models?
Simulation?

 How can I predict the effectiveness of any

treatment in the short-term? long-term?

 How to estimate the cost-effectiveness of any

treatment; initially?, or over the service life?

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 Tasks of An Asset Manager
 What factors significantly affect the cost of each
type of rehabilitation or maintenance treatment?

 How can the cost of M or R (Maintenance &

Rehabilitation) be predicted at the planning
phase of systems development?

 How do I choose from several alternatives for

preserving my asset?; Which factors should I
consider?
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 Tasks of An Asset Manager
 What is the best preservation category
(reconstruction, rehab, or maintain) or specific
treatment for a given asset at a point in time?

 What is the best schedule of preservation

treatments over the remaining life of the asset?

 Which assets in a network deserve some

preservation activity, which preservation activity,
in which year?
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 Tasks of An Asset Manager
 What are the trade-offs between cost (budget)
and performance?

 What is the optimal annual amount of

preservation funding for a SPECIFIC ASSET over its
remaining life?

 How can I optimize the use of preservation funds

for my asset?

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 Video on Highway Asset
Management

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3j7f__LuM

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