Strategic Scheduling Of Infrastructure Repair And Maintenance

Even for the right treatment, improper timing can have consequences: premature application (treatment is applied too early) could mean wasteful spending even if users enjoy the benefits of higher pavement condition; deferred or delayed application (treatment is applied too late) could result in higher user costs due to poor condition and even reduced asset longevity.The objectives of this research were to establish the optimal condition or timing for each of the standard M&R treatment types typically used by INDOT; quantify the consequences of departures from such optimal conditions or timings; and to establish the optimal M&R treatment schedule for each asset family. The study focused on three asset types and their treatments:1.Painting of Steel Bridges. A painting decision tree was developed, to serve as a framework that would enable INDOT to consider other maintenance treatment types, namely spot repair/painting and overcoating.2.Bridge Deck Maintenance and Rehabilitation. Life-cycle condition-based deck M&R strategies based on different trigger results were proposed and presented.3.Pavement Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Replacement. A framework was established to find the optimal scheduling for multiple treatments and recommend appropriate long-term M&R strategies for flexible and rigid pavements on different functional classes.