The research of the pavement performance models in the Republic of Serbia road network consists of the selection of representative road sections by parameters of pavement structure, their age and by characteristics of traffic load. Based on the reviewing of the types and mechanisms of pavement damage, as well as the factors contributing to their appearance and progressing, 24 test sections have been selected in the highway network of the Republic of Serbia, and a plan and program have been defined for the periodical experimental research on such test sections for the purpose of gathering the relevant data so that the pattern of pavement performance in the road network of the Republic of Serbia could be determined. With the final aim and the purpose of this research in mind, the special attention has been paid to the calibration of pavement performance models, contained within the HDM-4 model. The starting model of pavement performance within the HDM-4 model has been determined based on the data on pavement condition from the previous years and the analysis of the sensitivity of results. For the covering abstract see ITRD E135448.
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