TECHNICAL MANUAL
PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT 0F THE ARMY
NOVEMBER 1982
TM 5-623
TECHNICAL MANUAL
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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No. 5-623
WASHINGTON, DC, November 1982
PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose ................................................................................................................................
Applicability ...........................................................................................................................
Scope....................................................................................................................................
Implementation of PAVER ....................................................................................................
PAVER forms........................................................................................................................
PAVEMENT NETWORK IDENTIFICATION
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
Definitions .............................................................................................................................
Guidelines for pavement identification ..................................................................................
PAVEMENT CONDITION SURVEY AND RATING PROCEDURES
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
Pavement condition rating ....................................................................................................
Pavement inspection ............................................................................................................
Inspection by sampling .........................................................................................................
Calculating the PCI from inspection results ..........................................................................
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR (M&R) GUIDELINES
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
Pavement evaluation procedure ...........................................................................................
Determination of feasible M&R alternative ............................................................................
Establishing M&R priorities ...................................................................................................
PROCEDURE FOR PERFORMING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF M&R ALTERNATIVES
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
The procedure ......................................................................................................................
Computations........................................................................................................................
DATA MANAGEMENT-MANUAL PAVER SYSTEM
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
Manual system description ...................................................................................................
Use of the manual data forms...............................................................................................
Manual record keeping system-General ...............................................................................
Record upkeep .....................................................................................................................
DATA MANAGEMENT-COMPUTERIZED PAVER SYSTEM
Purpose ................................................................................................................................
Use of computerized PAVER ................................................................................................
System description ...............................................................................................................
System use and update ........................................................................................................
REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................
DISTRESS IDENTIFICATION GUIDE ..................................................................................
DEDUCT VALUE CURVES-ASPHALT SURFACED/JOINTED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
AUTOMATED PAVER REPORTS-DESCRIPTION AND USE..............................................
BLANK SUMMARY AND RECORD FORMS ........................................................................
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Branch Codes .....................................................................................................................................................
General Classification of Asphalt Distress Types by Possible Causes ...............................................................
General Classification of Concrete Distress Types by Possible Causes ............................................................
Design Index for Flexible Pavements for Roads and Streets, Traffic Categories I through IV ............................
Asphalt Concrete Pavement Distress Types and M&R Alternatives ...................................................................
Jointed Concrete Pavement Distress Types and M&R Alternatives ...................................................................
Types of Overall Repair for Jointed Concrete and Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements...............................................
Material Codes ....................................................................................................................................................
Typical Layer Materials Properties ......................................................................................................................
Traffic Volume Index for Roads...........................................................................................................................
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Installation map showing typical pavement branches .........................................................................................
Sections identified on an installation map ...........................................................................................................
Installation map showing various methods of identifying parking area branches ...............................................
Large parking area divided into several sections ................................................................................................
Example of asphalt section divided into sample units .........................................................................................
PCI scale and condition rating ............................................................................................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5145-R, Concrete Pavement Inspection Sheet ............................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5146-R, Asphalt Pavement Inspection Sheet ..............................................
Determination of minimum number of sample units to be surveyed ...................................................................
Example selection of sample units to be surveyed .............................................................................................
Steps for calculating PCI for a sample unit .........................................................................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5147-R, Section Evaluation Summary .........................................................
Procedure to determine critical minimum sample unit PCI based on mean PCI of section ................................
Determination of long-term rate of deterioration for asphalt concrete (AC) pavements ......................................
Determination of long-term rate of deterioration for asphalt concrete (AC) overlay over AC pavements ...........
Determination of long-term rate of deterioration for Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement ......................
Determination of long-term rate of deterioration for asphalt concrete (AC) overlay over Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements ....................................................................................................................
PCI vs age illustrating high short-te rm rate of deterioration ................................................................................
Thickness design requirements for flexible pavements (TM 5-822-5, 1 Oct 80, and AFM 88-24, Chap 3) .........
Process of determining M&R needs....................................................................................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5148-R, Present Worth Computation Form .................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5149-R, Branch Identification Summary ......................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5150-R, Section Identification Record ..........................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5151-R, Section Pavement Structure Record ..............................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5152-R, Section Materials Properties, Record .............................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5153-R, Section Traffic Record ....................................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5154-R, Section Condition Record Card ......................................................
Example of a completed DA Form 5155-R, Branch Maintenance and Repair Requirements .............................
Example of a completed DA Form 5156-R, Section Maintenance and Repair Record .......................................
Example of a filing sequence for a manual record keeping system ....................................................................
Example of inspection report ..............................................................................................................................
Example of pavement ranking in an increasing order of PCI ..............................................................................
Example of M&R requirements report .................................................................................................................
Example of economic analysis report .................................................................................................................
Photographs for Distress Identification-Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements
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Low-severity alligator cracking ............................................................................................................................
Low-severity alligator cracking ............................................................................................................................
Medium-severity alligator cracking ......................................................................................................................
Medium-severity alligator cracking ......................................................................................................................
Medium-severity alligator cracking ......................................................................................................................
High-severity alligator cracking ...........................................................................................................................
High-severity alligator cracking ...........................................................................................................................
Low-severity bleeding .........................................................................................................................................
Medium-severity bleeding ...................................................................................................................................
High-severity bleeding ........................................................................................................................................
Low-severity block cracking ................................................................................................................................
Medium-severity block cracking ..........................................................................................................................
Medium-severity block cracking ..........................................................................................................................
High-severity block cracking ...............................................................................................................................
Low-severity bumps and sags.............................................................................................................................
Medium-severity bumps and sags ......................................................................................................................
Medium-severity bumps and sags ......................................................................................................................
Medium-severity bumps and sags ......................................................................................................................
High-severity bumps and sags ............................................................................................................................
Low-severity corrugation .....................................................................................................................................
Medium-severity corrugation ...............................................................................................................................
Medium-severity corrugation ...............................................................................................................................
High-severity corrugation ....................................................................................................................................
Low-severity depression .....................................................................................................................................
Medium-severity depression ........................................