摘要: |
In the selection of a proper treatment for the rehabilitation of a deteriorated pavement section, engineers may encounter a situation in which factors besides distress conditions also contribute to the decision-making process. These factors are, among others, the expected structural integrity, functional adequacy, and performance life of a pavement section. In general, engineers make their selections based on their experience, judgment, and the use of past maintenance data, if available. For young engineers, such a selection process may lead to a poor decision. Even experienced engineers may still reach erroneous results. This study presents a methodology to overcome such problems by employing a knowledge-based expert system (KBES) and fuzzy logic. A KBES serves as a preliminary selection in which a set of alternative treatments is chosen based on pavement distress conditions and other related factors. An ordinal multiobjective decision-making model using fuzzy logic is then used to recommend the proper treatment. A computer program was written to implement such a methodology. |