A RESEARCH COMBINES NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND A NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING RIGID PAVEMENT FAILURE POTENTIAL

Authors

Shuh-Gi Chern, Professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan 202, R.O.C.Follow
Yu-Shih Lee, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan 202, R.O.C
Rong-Feng Hu, Assistant Professor, Department of Air Transportation, Kainau University, Luzhu Taoyuan, Taiwan 338, R.O.C
Yen-Jen Chang, Graduate Student, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Abstract

In recent years, advances in hardware and software technology had brought to significant improvement of NDT (Non-Destructive Test) equipment. In the field of evaluation and designs for the airfield pavement, NDT has been extensively used. NDT is an efficient methodology for assessing the structural condition of an airfield pavement, in the meantime, engineers need to carry other methods for assessing pavement performance, such as visual condition, roughness, and friction characteristics in completing the overall pavement evaluation. In this research, a model combined neuro-fuzzy system, PCI method (pavement condition index, visual inspection) and NDT (Heavy Falling Weight Deflectometer, HWD, structural condition) data are used to evaluate an airfield pavement potential distress. With the help of case studies, it is shown that the proposed model is capable to predict possible area of pavement damage potentials

Recommended Citation

Chern, Shuh-Gi; Lee, Yu-Shih; Hu, Rong-Feng; and Chang, Yen-Jen (2005) "A RESEARCH COMBINES NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND A NEURO-FUZZY SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING RIGID PAVEMENT FAILURE POTENTIAL," Journal of Marine Science and Technology: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 9.
DOI: 10.51400/2709-6998.2114
Available at: https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal/vol13/iss2/9