Towards a Theoretical Explanation of How Pavement Condition Index Deteriorates over Time

Authors

Edgar Daniel Rodriguez Velasquez, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Carlos M. Chang Albitres, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

8-2019

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Technical Report: UTEP-CS-19-86

Abstract

To predict how the Pavement Condition Index will change over time, practitioners use a complex empirical formula derived in the 1980s. In this paper, we provide a possible theoretical explanation for this formula, an explanation based on general ideas of invariance. In general, the existence of a theoretical explanation makes a formula more reliable; thus, we hope that our explanation will make predictions of road quality more reliable.