Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Pavement Management"
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Development of a Sustainable Management System for Rural Road Networks in Developing Countries
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-14)Rural roads play a crucial role in the economic and social development of societies, linking rural communities to education, health services and markets. During the last decade, considerable efforts have been made to ... -
Development of Empirical and Mechanistic Empirical Performance models at Project and Network levels
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-02)Performance prediction models are a vital component in pavement management systems (PMS). Along with decision trees, prediction models are used to set priorities for maintenance and rehabilitation planning, and ultimately ... -
Federal Road Management for Sub-Saharan African Nations: A Nigerian Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-24)The World Bank specifically indicates that poor transport infrastructure and services in sub-Saharan Africa are serious obstacles to poverty reduction (Plessis-Fraissard, 2007). Two thirds of Africa's rural population, who ... -
Improvement to Highway Safety through Network Level Friction Testing and Cost Effective Pavement Maintenance
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)Pavements encompass a significant component of the total civil infrastructure investment. In Ontario, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is responsible for the maintenance and construction of approximately 39,000 ... -
Optimizing Airport Runway Performance by Managing Pavement Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)The research described herein is composed of four major areas of practice. It examines the overall performance of runways and provides tools designed to improve current runway operations and management with particular ...