Expert System for Pavement Condition Assessment and Maintenance Decision: Fuzzy MCDM Approach

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2024 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 11 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2024

Authors : Shruti Wadalkar, Deepa A. Joshi, Radhika Menon, R.K. Jain, R.K. Lad

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V11I6P106

How to Cite?

Shruti Wadalkar, Deepa A. Joshi, Radhika Menon, R.K. Jain, R.K. Lad, "Expert System for Pavement Condition Assessment and Maintenance Decision: Fuzzy MCDM Approach," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 11,  no. 6, pp. 41-49, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V11I6P106

Abstract:

The practice of organizing road network upkeep and repairs to enhance the network's condition is known as pavement maintenance. In order to keep the overall state of the road and the quality of the pavement inventory at a certain level, pavement management includes a wide range of activities. In the past, engineers and maintenance staff planned maintenance using their visual inspection skills and experience. The issue with this technology is that outcomes based on comparable facts frequently differ significantly, and experience is hard to transfer from one person to another..Therefore, an effective pavement management system is one of the most important aspects in the road maintenance phase. In this research, study of expert system with application in pavement management system has been carried out. An expert system is developed to assess the condition of urban pavements and decide repair and rehabilitation strategy. The pavement condition index is developed using the Fuzzy normalized weighting method. An expert system is developed to calculate the pavement condition index and rating of pavement. The author presented a pavement maintenance strategy based on the pavement condition index.

Keywords:

Pavement Condition Index, User Interface, Repair, Rehabilitation, Strategy.

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