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Goals and Objectives
The over all goal of the C-LTPP project is to "increase pavement life through the development of cost-effective pavement rehabilitation procedures, based upon systematic observation of in-service pavement performance."
The belief is that as the test sections are monitored over time, the underlying mechanism which relates the input factors of design, construction and service conditions to the measured performance will become known. Extension of pavement life and cost reductions for constructiong and maintaining pavements will result from application of these mechanisms to produce better designs and to devise better maintenance and rehabilitation practices.
In formulating the overall goal of C-LTPP, four distinct objectives were identified:
- to evaluate Canadian practice in the rehabilitation of flexible pavements, and to subsequently develop improved methodologies and strategies;
- to develop pavement performance prediction models and validate other models or calibrate then to suit Canadian conditions;
- to establish common methodologies for long-term pavement evaluation, and to provide a national framework for continued pavement research initiatives;
- to establish a national pavement database to support the preceeding C-LTPP objectives as well as future needs.
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