پایاننامه کارشناسی ارشدنویسنده: Asta Guciute Scheving
The purpose of this project is to develop a model, based on Life Cycle Cost Analysis
(LCCA) methodology, which could assist in the pavement selection process and hopefully
help to improve the road and street system.
The dramatic increase in traffic in built-up areas, such as the Capital Area, results in
more and more construction of new roads and modernization of old ones. Therefore, this
requires further studies on how road pavements are selected.
Agencies could make more informed and better investment decisions, because
pavement type has a significant impact on future cost and service quality. Traffic growth,
especially in heavy axle traffic, can cause damage to pavements much quicker than expected,
in turn causing more maintenance and thereby increasing agencies’ and users’ costs.
Pavement type decision is usually based on traffic level, soil conditions, atmospheric factors
and costs. In many cases, the initial construction cost is the main consideration; the future
maintenance and rehabilitation costs may sometimes be forgotten.
Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Asphalt and Concrete Pavements