ASTM_E_1889_-_97_2015.pdf

Designation:E188997(Reapproved 2015)Standard Guide forPavement Management Implementation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1889;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers basic procedures to follow in imple-menting an effective pavement management process.Pavementmanagement includes activities and decisions related to pro-viding and maintaining pavements,many of which must bemade with supporting information that should be generatedfrom a pavement management system(PMS).Implementationis considered complete when pavement management is aroutine part of the management process,and the agency utilizesthe pavement management process to make relevant decisions,including funding decisions.1.2 The guide is intended for use by agencies that managepavements including those on airfields,highways,parking lots,roads and streets.1.3 Pavement management,as discussed in this guide,isexercised at network and project-level as described in GuideE1166,and the AASHTO Guidelines for Pavement Manage-ment Systems.1.4 No reference is made to the time needed to complete theimplementation.The amount of time will depend on the size ofthe pavement network and the resources available to supportimplementation.1.5 This guide is not a standard method or practice,that is,it is not intended to provide exact steps that must be followedby every agency implementing a pavement management pro-cess.It is expected that each agency will use the material in thisguide to develop an implementation plan to meet the needs andconstraints unique to the agency.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E867 Terminology Relating to Vehicle-Pavement SystemsE1166 Guide for Network Level Pavement Management2.2 AASHTO Standard:Guidelines for Pavement Management Systems33.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsTerminology used in this guide conformsto the terminology included in Terminology E867.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 championan advocate,or small group of advocates,in an agency that recognizes the need for a pavement manage-ment system and works to get it adopted and implemented.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide provides potential and current pavementmanagement users with an outline of the process and steps tofollow when implementing and operating pavement manage-ment systems.4.2 This guide may be used by the following:4.2.1 Individuals within agencies interested in finding infor-mation about pavement management to determine if they wantto pursue implementation;4.2.2 Pavement engineers,maintenance supervisors or otherpersons trying to get agency management personnel to committo implementing a pavement management system within theiragency;4.2.3 Personnel in an agency in which the decision toimplement a pavement management system has been made butwhere the pavement management processes,pavement man-agement decision support software or data collectionprocedures,or both,have not been selected;4.2.4 Personnel in an agency that is developing a databaseand beginning use of a newly adopted pavement managementsystem;and1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E17.42 onPavement Management and Data Needs.Current edition approved May 1,2015.Published September 2015.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1889 97(2009).DOI:10.1520/E1889-97R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American Association of State Highway and TransportationOfficials(AASHTO),444 N.Capitol St.,NW,Suite 249,Washington,DC 20001,http:/www.transportation.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.2.5 Personnel in an agency that have a pavement manage-ment system in place and are trying to make the pavementmanagement process a routine part of the agency decisionmaking.5.Procedure5.1 Pavement Management ImplementationAlthough thissection appears sequentially,an agency may start at any pointbased on the status of pavement management implementationin that agency.Some of the steps may be completed concur-rently and other steps may or may not be needed by individualagencies.It may be necessary at times to backup and