 Investigating the impact of maintenance regimes on the design life of road pavements in a changing climate and the implications for transport policyMichael A.P. Taylor and Michelle L. Philp Transport Policy, 2015, vol. 41, issue C, 117-135 Abstract: Environmental conditions are one of the key components that determine the design life and maintenance required for road pavements. This study investigates how climate change can impact road pavement design life and the required maintenance regimes required to maximise the life of the surface. Using a pavement degradation model previously adapted by the authors for use with the Thornthwaite Moisture Index climate indicator, the authors investigate the impact of climate change on the design life and maintenance requirements along a real life case study corridor in South Australia. A literature review conducted by this study determines how climate change is being considered in infrastructure related policies and literature, with a focus on road pavements. The paper then further discussed the impacts of climate change on road pavement degradation and the implications for management and maintenance of this infrastructure, and the associated impacts for transport policy makers. Keywords: Climate change; Adaptation; Maintenance; Road pavement degradation; Mathematical modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:trapol:v:41:y:2015:i:c:p:117-135 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.01.005 Access Statistics for this article Transport Policy is currently edited by Y. Hayashi More articles in Transport Policy from Elsevier |
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