Pavement management system for Canadian Forces bases

The purpose of this research was to design a protocol for initiating and implementing a Pavement Management System (PMS) for Department of National Defence (DND) Bases to determine maintenance strategies. This protocol uses Equivalent Annual Cost (EAC) Analysis and Bayesian Approach to keep the road network at an acceptable quality of service under constrained budgets. Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston was used as a test site for a pilot implementation of the PMS protocol. The current PMS practice at CFB's, what was desired, what personnel requirements were expected, and the typical amount of resources that could be committed to a PMS were also surveyed. A summary of the survey is reported in the thesis.;Equivalent Annual Cost methodology is demonstrated as a practical tool for identifying the best alternative for a given section of a road, based on capital cost of improvement and the yearly maintenance cost. This information is used as an input to the process of prioritising the road improvement strategies. The Bayesian methodology is illustrated in terms of treating the uncertainty of pavement performance loss and role of additional information in decision-making.;The importance of this study lies in its ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of a PMS within DND. It also attempts to establish a methodology through which each CFB could manage the road network economically and efficiently, and permits a Base Construction Engineering Officer (BCEO) to select the most appropriate maintenance and construction strategies enhancing the life of the road network.