HERS-ST Highway Economic Requirements System - State Version: User's Guide
Index
A
administrative privileges 17
advanced features 107, 133
analysis objective 45, 58
analysis period 70
analysis types 4, 11, 131
analytical procedures 3, 5
available funds 45, 60
B
basic mode 133
benefit cost ratio 7, 11, 134
C
charts 9, 79, 80
appearance 90
constants 83
creating 80
designer 81
expression builder 83
formulas 82, 84
functions 83
menus 81
predefined queries 84
templates 89, 110
X axis 82
trend lines 89
Y axis 82
constraint weights 46
continuation analysis 59, 60, 63, 134
control settings 4, 43, 60, 135
D
database 19, 22, 108
compact and repair 22
copy 22
create 22
manager 22
deficiency levels 135
design period 136
E
executing HERS-ST 61, 110
expansion factor 24
external data 3, 5, 23
elasticity 136
F
full engineering needs analysis 13, 58
functional classes 24, 65, 70, 136
funding period 5, 14, 24, 39, 47, 65, 70, 73, 92, 137
funds constrained analysis 12, 58, 134
G
GIS data 5, 137
GIS maps 9, 79, 92
attributes 98
creating 92
GIS shape file 93
joining data 96
layers 94
layout 98
legend 94
selections 95
themes 94
H
highway data 5, 23, 24, 85
background maps 34, 93, 110
default values 108
editor 29
GIS Map 34
GIS shape file 27, 33, 92
import 30, 31
menus 28, 29
selecting records 29, 32, 34
sorting 30
table 25, 26, 28, 30
validation 31, 107, 109, 142
HPMS data 3, 24, 25, 30, 92, 138
I
IBCR ranges 71
improvement costs 40, 49, 138
improvements data 5, 7, 14, 23, 35
codes 39
create 38
menus 37
override flag 40
sorting 38
table 36, 37
window 36
improvement selection 7, 77
improvement statistics 8, 53, 63, 69, 85
acronym 73, 74
statistics 72, 73, 74
improvement types 14, 39
installing software 17
intermediate year data 15, 23, 40, 41, 59
internal data 3, 4
L
logging on 19
M
maintain current conditions 6, 138
minimum BCR 11, 58, 63, 138
multiple-run analysis 58, 60, 63, 86, 89, 138
O
output settings 4, 43, 52, 139
override mode 7, 14, 35, 59, 139
P
parameter settings 4, 43, 48, 60, 139
pavement
deterioration rate 52
life expectancy 51
PDR adjustment factors 51
roughness 59, 139
performance constrained 13, 58, 134
performance goals 46, 60
price index 50
Q
query builder 88, 140
query wizard 85, 101, 105
R
reports 3, 8, 9, 20, 79, 100, 140
creating 100
print preview 102
query designer 100
report designer 101
templates 102, 110
results 3, 8, 20, 63, 107, 140
run 20, 140
running the analysis 57
S
sample section 25, 107
scenario 20, 57, 63, 85, 92, 141
section conditions 8, 54, 63, 73, 85, 92, 93, 140
acronym 76
menus 75
sorting 75
table 74, 76
viewer 74
sensitivity analysis 59, 60, 63, 141
settings 20, 110, 141
single-run analysis 86, 89
SQL 33, 85, 88, 141
standard features 141
synchronizing records 38, 75
system conditions 8, 54, 63, 64, 85
acronym 66, 67, 69
categories 65, 66
mileage deficiencies 66, 67
VMT deficiencies 68, 69
system requirements 17
T
tables 9, 79, 104
creating 104
print preview 106
query designer 104
traffic growth 6, 47
U
units of cost 48
units of VMT 48
V
vehicle types 142
W
workset 20, 26, 35, 43, 48, 52, 142
browser 19, 20
tree 20, 44, 64, 80