Implementación de un plan de conservación y mantenimiento de la vía Artezón Valle Hermoso, desde la abscisa 4+100 hasta la abscisa 8+264, ubicado en el sector Artezón, cantón Pelileo de la provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

It is important to have a proper maintenance in the road network of a country, because this network with the passage of time is deteriorating according to the existing traffic, as well as other physical and environmental agents that decrease their serviciabiliad, this is how the road infrastructure brings several benefits for the development of a community in social and economic areas. For this reason, in the province of Tungurahua, Pelileo Parish, Artezón Valle Hermoso Sector, a field and laboratory study was carried out to find structural failures, with the objective of proposing a road maintenance plan; thus, through a vehicle count, the current and future traffic was determined, classifying the section as a Type I collector road, on the other hand, through the use of the PCI method, the current physical condition of the pavement was categorized, obtaining a Very Bad rank. A structural analysis was also carried out through the Benkelman beam where the deflections of the road infrastructure were analyzed, categorizing them as Type III where the level of damage was found in the wearing course, in response to the results it was determined that the section needs reconstruction, for this reason, a study of the properties of the soil was carried out to determine the design CBR. Finally, with the results obtained, the pavement structure was designed and a reference budget of $455,406.72 was proposed based on the items and technical specifications included in this project.