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Abstract

In this paper, URDE® software is introduced for the unpaved road distress evaluation using the VIZIRET method. This software is written in Hypertext Preprocessor and Php programming language, which allows multiplatform running, and since this is a Web application, it works on all operating systems. URDE® software helps estimate the viability index, road condition, and possible rehabilitation method on 100 m. URDE® is suitable for reducing the rehabilitation method’s decision-times in situ, which is essential for government public dependencies who admin the unpaved roads. Besides, this software allows interaction with software DACE® and SDDRoads® to design unpaved roads and side drainage design for roads; the above, in case of count on the answer of reloading or rebuilding of roads. Finally, URDE® was demonstrated to be an interesting application for calculation road distress evaluation anywhere in the world with similar or equal criteria to the VIZIRET method.