Download or read book Preventive Maintenance Best Management Practices of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements written by Thomas J. Wood and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highway agencies have constructed expansive networks of pavements that are vital to the economic prosperity and vitality of the nation. These networks are currently deteriorating at such a rate that most agencies cannot afford to reconstruct them in a timely manner. Consequently, many agencies have employed low-cost preventive maintenance (PM) techniques such as crack and surface treatments in an attempt to slow the deterioration rates of the pavements, thus extending the service life and delaying the time until reconstruction. This study sought to address whether or not recent advances in bituminous mixtures and binder selection through SuperPave necessitated a re-examination of current PM practices. In other words should SuperPave pavements be managed differently, compared to other mixture types in the network. The first project task sought to analyze the effectiveness of PM treatments by using historical pavement management data to develop pavement decay curves with time. The results of the analysis indicated a life extension; however due to data limitations, a life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) as well as a specific life extension value were not conclusively determined. The second project task assembled a pavement owner's manual to provide general guidance on applying PM treatments throughout a pavement's life. The recommendations of applying PM are based primarily on the pavement's age and general surface characteristics. The recommendations of task 2 are based upon experienced engineering judgment, empirical evidence and a literature review; consequently they must be tempered to the local conditions, environment and materials.