Development of PCI Prediction Models for Asphalt Pavements
摘要
A scientific approach is essential for evaluating pavement surface conditions at the network level. The pavement condition index (PCI) is widely used to assess surface conditions and determine appropriate treatments. This study examines three national highways using a network survey vehicle to collect distress data. The first two corridors were used for evaluation and comparison, while the third corridor validated the predicted PCI values. Multiple linear regression initially modeled the relationship between PCI and distress variables but showed poor predictive accuracy. Therefore, K-nearest neighbors, artificial neural network, and support vector machine models were developed, providing better results. A methodology for prioritizing pavement sections was introduced, and the pavement sections were based on PCI, International Roughness Index (IRI), and rut values through Combined Index Rankings.