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NCHRP Report 703:

Guide for Pavement-Type Selection

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Size: 81 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2011

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Authors:
J Mallela; S Sadasivam; H L Von Quintus; M I Darter; J P Hallin; D K Hein; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 703: Guide for Pavement-Type Selection includes processes for conducting systematic evaluations of pavement alternatives and for making decisions on pavement-type selection.

The processes may be used for both agency-based and contractor-based ...
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Front Matter i-x  
Guide for Pavement-Type Selection 1-1 (skim)
1.3 Application 2-2 (skim)
1.4 Organization and Use 3-3 (skim)
2.4 Development of Life-Cycle Strategies for Pavement Alternatives 4-5 (skim)
2.8 Contractor-Based Pavement-Type Selection 6-6 (skim)
3.3 Development of Potential Alternatives 7-7 (skim)
3.4 Identification of Alternatives for a Specific Project 8-8 (skim)
3.5 Development of Pavement Life-Cycle Strategies 9-12 (skim)
4.2 Establish LCCA Framework 13-13 (skim)
4.3 Estimation of Initial and Future Costs 14-15 (skim)
4.4 Compute Life-Cycle Costs 16-16 (skim)
4.5 Analyze/Interpret Results 17-19 (skim)
5.2 Economic Selection Factors 20-20 (skim)
5.3 Noneconomic Selection Factors 21-22 (skim)
5.4 Weighing of Economic and Noneconomic Factors Using Alternative-Preference Screening Matrix 23-26 (skim)
6.2 Proposed Pavement-Type Selection Process 27-28 (skim)
6.3 Selection of Alternatives for Alternate Pavement-Type Bidding 29-29 (skim)
7.2 Risk Assessment in Contractor-Based Type Selection 30-33 (skim)
7.4 Agency's Evaluation of Contractor-Based Selection 34-34 (skim)
7.5 Pavement-Type Selection in Alternate Contracting Projects 35-38 (skim)
References 39-39 (skim)
Glossary 40-42 (skim)
Appendix A - Alternative-Preference Screening Matrix Example 43-50 (skim)
Appendix B - Example of Pavement-Type Selection in Alternate Bidding 51-56 (skim)
Appendix C - Example of Pavement-Type Selection in Design-Build Operations & Maintenance Projects 57-62 (skim)
Attachment - Guide for Pavement-Type Selection: Summary of Research Report 63-70 (skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 71-71 (skim)

Description

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 703: Guide for Pavement-Type Selection includes processes for conducting systematic evaluations of pavement alternatives and for making decisions on pavement-type selection.

The processes may be used for both agency-based and contractor-based type selections and may be applied to different pavement types and structures.

Further elaboration on the work performed in developing this report is available online.

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