Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area

Road is very important infrastructure as mean of access for the community that lives in rural area. Rual roads need to be regularly maintained to ensure achieving serviceable lifespan and continuously to be in good, optimum condition. The aim of this study is to conduct the Pavement Condition Index...

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Main Author: Shawn, Mckenzie
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13483/1/Shawn.pdf
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spelling my-unimas-ir.134832023-08-04T03:18:45Z Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area 2012 Shawn, Mckenzie TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Road is very important infrastructure as mean of access for the community that lives in rural area. Rual roads need to be regularly maintained to ensure achieving serviceable lifespan and continuously to be in good, optimum condition. The aim of this study is to conduct the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) assessment method to selected rual roads within Kuching-Samaahan area. Pavement defects can be assessed using Visual Assessment Method or Mechanized Method. Visual inspections are normally used to record all conspicious defects of pavement, shoulders, ditches,culverts, slopes and road furniture. Mechanized method is more repeatable, reproducibleand generally, can be collected more efficiently. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13483/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13483/1/Shawn.pdf text en validuser masters Faculty of Engineering Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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topic TA Engineering (General)
Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General)
Civil engineering (General)
Shawn, Mckenzie
Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
description Road is very important infrastructure as mean of access for the community that lives in rural area. Rual roads need to be regularly maintained to ensure achieving serviceable lifespan and continuously to be in good, optimum condition. The aim of this study is to conduct the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) assessment method to selected rual roads within Kuching-Samaahan area. Pavement defects can be assessed using Visual Assessment Method or Mechanized Method. Visual inspections are normally used to record all conspicious defects of pavement, shoulders, ditches,culverts, slopes and road furniture. Mechanized method is more repeatable, reproducibleand generally, can be collected more efficiently.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Shawn, Mckenzie
author_facet Shawn, Mckenzie
author_sort Shawn, Mckenzie
title Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
title_short Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
title_full Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
title_fullStr Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
title_full_unstemmed Application of pavement condition index (PCI) assessment method for rural road maintenance in Kuching-Samarahan area
title_sort application of pavement condition index (pci) assessment method for rural road maintenance in kuching-samarahan area
granting_institution Faculty of Engineering
granting_department Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13483/1/Shawn.pdf
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