Research Article

[Retracted] An Educational Web-Based Expert System for Novice Highway Technology in Flexible Pavement Maintenance

Table 3

Criteria for the maintenance of transverse cracking.

EvaluationRoad functionalTreatments’ techniquesPavement condition
SeverityDensity

LowRareMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
IntermittentMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
FrequentMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
ExtensiveMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective

MediumRareMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
IntermittentMinorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
MajorRouting and seal >6 mmCorrective
FrequentMinorChip sealPreventive
MajorChip sealPreventive
ExtensiveMinorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency
MajorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency

HighRareMinorCrack fillCorrective
MajorCrack fillCorrective
IntermittentMinorChip sealPreventive
MajorChip sealPreventive
FrequentMinorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency
MajorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency
ExtensiveMinorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency
MajorReconstruction (CIPR)Emergency