Optimal condition-based maintenance of asphalt concrete pavements

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

M. van Aggelen Mechanical Engineering

Contributors

B.H.K. De Schutter Team Bart De Schutter - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (mentor)
A.J.J. van den Boom Team Ton van den Boom - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (graduation committee member)
Alfredo Nunez Railway Engineering - CEG (coach)
K. Anupam Pavement Engineering - CEG (coach)
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: © 2022 Michele van Aggelen
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Published Date

31-01-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Maintenance is a necessary measure to keep the asset, in this case a road network, in good condition. Spending too much on maintenance is clearly not efficient, while not spending enough may cause the condition to drop below a desired value; moreover, it will almost always cost more to correct the emerging damages afterwards.
In this report, a moving horizon optimization approach is presented as a conceptual model to improve the efficiency of maintenance of a road network, compared to the currently used maintenance approach.