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Irregularity of maintenance operations to restore evenness conditions after damages from shocks, weather phenomena or due to the installation of equipment, and substandard execution of the sidewalks are all factors contributing to walking unsuitability, thus to poor comfort and safety levels for pedestrians. All of the above can be solved by appropriate maintenance management programs and the choice of the adequate type as well as the timeliness of maintenance works can optimize the quality of maintenance interventions. The paper deals with a methodology specifically developed to highlight priorities in this type of maintenance programs for pavements, partly derived from the most-known Road Management System, and integrated by walkability checklists. The methodology includes, on the one hand, survey, classification and analysis of sidewalk distresses, adapting the PCI -Pavement Condition Index, here specifically reformulated to detect the different types of distresses typically surveyed on sidewalks. On the other hand, a complementing walkability analysis assesses sidewalks quality according to the pedestrians' requirements, and contributes to highlight the distresses severity and

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Author

Mascio, Paola Di; DâAlessandro, Daniela; Moretti, Laura; Corazza, Maria Vittoria

Publisher

Elsevier ; [Amsterdam]: Elsevier B.V.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 2352-1465)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)