COMPILATION OF FIRST HUNGARIAN NETWORK-LEVEL PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The first Hungarian network-level pavement management system relies on Markov transition probability matrices. A combined condition parameter is applied taking into consideration the bearing capacity, the unevenness, and the surface quality scores. The matrix variables are pavement type, traffic volume, and intervention variants. The system can be used to calculate the funds needed for highways at various condition levels, for the regional distribution of given amounts of money at a minimum cost to the national economy, and for the determination of the economic and technical consequences of subsequent modifications in funds distribution. Several trial runs have proved the practicability of the system.