Development of Pavement Deterioration Prediction Models for Low Volume Roads Using System Dynamics

Pavements are the basic infrastructure required for the overall economic development of a country. A realistic prediction of pavement deterioration is mandatory for the effective maintenance of these pavements and, hence, for the proper functioning of a road network system. The pavement deterioration process and the causative factors contributing to the deterioration are dynamic in nature, i.e., it varies over time. System dynamics (SD) is an...