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Present Serviceability Index (PSI) is a pavement performance measure. Introduced by AASHTO, the PSI is one of the most widely used pavement performance indicators after PCI and IRI.[1][2] This performance indicator ranges between 0 and 5, 0 representing a failed pavement and 5 an excellent one. Since the PSI entails slope variance, it is correlated with performance indicators related to roughness such as IRI.[3]

History

The PSI was developed based on AASHO Road Test Present Serviceability Rating (PSR). These experiments were carried out by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) from 1956 to 1961.[4] Unlike the PSR, which was a ride quality rating that required a panel of observers to ride in a car over the pavement of interest, the PSI does not require a panel of experts. Therefore, it was a more practical approach for large-scale pavement networks.

References

  1. ^ Piryonesi, S. M.; El-Diraby, T. E. (2020) [Published online: December 21, 2019]. "Data Analytics in Asset Management: Cost-Effective Prediction of the Pavement Condition Index". Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 26 (1): 04019036. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000512.
  2. ^ "Piryonesi, S. M. (2019). The Application of Data Analytics to Asset Management: Deterioration and Climate Change Adaptation in Ontario Roads (Doctoral dissertation)".
  3. ^ Hall, Kathleen; Muñoz, Carlos (1999-01-01). "Estimation of Present Serviceability Index from International Roughness Index:". Transportation Research Record. doi:10.3141/1655-13.
  4. ^ "Transportation Research Board (2007). Pavement Lessons Learned from the AASHO Road Test and Performance of the Interstate Highway System, Washington DC" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)