Research Article

A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey

Number: 18 April 15, 2020
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A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey

Abstract

Choosing pavement type is a challenging and much-debated issue among public authorities. It includes engineering factors such as materials, labor, and long-term performance within the scope of the initial (construction) and life-cycle costs. In recent years, given the significant public expenditure on road construction and rehabilitation processes, the trends in vehicle ownership caused by an increasing need to travel, and the decrease in local resources, concerns have been raised about the efficiency of pavement coating types. To ensure that taxpayers understand the full value of road expenditure, it is important to identify a coating type selection process that seeks to include the most appropriate construction, maintenance, and repair strategies possible. In this study, an LCCA was performed for a 2.2 km–long Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) test track constructed in Kocaeli city. If asphalt is chosen instead of RCC as the coating preference, the economic factors that may arise at a national scale (in this case, Turkey) are discussed. During the 20-year service period, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation planning were carried out on the basis of a 30-year analysis period. In terms of initial construction costs, an RCC road is 39.4% more economical than an asphalt road and provides maintenance and repair economies of 62% during the service period. In terms of life-cycle costs, an RCC road is a 46% more economical paving alternative than an asphalt road. Although the first serious maintenance activity was carried out in the 10th and 20th years of the asphalt road, it was significant that it only took place during the 20th year for the RCC road, and the asphalt maintenance material was more expensive than that for the RCC road.

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Supporting Institution

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality

Thanks

I would like to thank Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality for their valuable contribution to this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2020

Submission Date

January 22, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 31, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 18

APA
Abut, Y. (2020). A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 18, 918-926. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.678040
AMA
1.Abut Y. A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey. EJOSAT. 2020;(18):918-926. doi:10.31590/ejosat.678040
Chicago
Abut, Yavuz. 2020. “A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, nos. 18: 918-26. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.678040.
EndNote
Abut Y (April 1, 2020) A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi 18 918–926.
IEEE
[1]Y. Abut, “A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey”, EJOSAT, no. 18, pp. 918–926, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.31590/ejosat.678040.
ISNAD
Abut, Yavuz. “A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi. 18 (April 1, 2020): 918-926. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.678040.
JAMA
1.Abut Y. A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey. EJOSAT. 2020;:918–926.
MLA
Abut, Yavuz. “A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, no. 18, Apr. 2020, pp. 918-26, doi:10.31590/ejosat.678040.
Vancouver
1.Yavuz Abut. A Relative Assessment of the Life-Cycle Costs of Rigid and Flexible Pavement Coatings in Turkey. EJOSAT. 2020 Apr. 1;(18):918-26. doi:10.31590/ejosat.678040