Cost Effectiveness and Optimal Timing of Crack Sealing in Asphalt Concrete Overlays

Authors :: Mohammed Z. Bashar
Kevin Gaspard
Zhongjie Zhang
Ken Free
Mostafa A. Elseifi
Momen R. Mousa
Source :: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements. 145:04019029
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019.
Abstract: Crack sealing of asphalt concrete (AC) overlays is an important component of pavement preventive maintenance. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the cost effectiveness (CE) of cr...

Subjects :: Asphalt concrete
Life-cycle cost analysis
Cost–benefit analysis
business.industry
Computer science
Cost effectiveness
Component (UML)
Transportation
Overlay
business
Preventive maintenance
Civil and Structural Engineering
Reliability engineering

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