Cross-asset management for road infrastructure networks

Abstract

Limitation of resources and variations of interest or priority of different stakeholders of road infrastructure networks often lead to multiple considerations of intervention options. It is of interest to identify the best available intervention or investment option under a multi-criteria framework. Markers of performance may be varied and the approach towards maintenance management may have different philosophies based on specific organisational structures of governance. This paper presents a methodology for cross-asset management that caters to different maintenance management systems without modification. Optimisation approaches and effective implementation methods are identified. Practical implementation guidelines of the developed framework are illustrated.

A Strategic Asset Management Framework for Improving Transport Infrastructure: Analysis for Belgian Land Transport Modes

“…Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM) may range from managing maintenance activities only in a narrow focus [18], to managing all activities related to the lifecycle [19]. The asset's life cycle consists of the following activities: (1) needs assessment & goals identification, (2) infrastructure planning, (3) infrastructure design, (4) infrastructure construction, (5) infrastructure operations, (6) infrastructure monitoring and inspection, (7) infrastructure preservation and (8) end of life [20].…”

Visual inspection and bridge management

“…A specific defect or parameter is usually updated by monitoring at optimum time intervals and can be used to directly update the reliability of a structure (Luque & Straub, 2015). Assigning a quantitative value to the reduction of uncertainty via condition rating information is essential in bridge management to ensure that there is a correct basis for allocating resources (Weninger-Vycudil et al, 2015) to visual inspection strategies (Deshmukh & Bernhardt, 2000). Srinivasan & Kumar (2013) provided a methodology to compare the merits of different condition monitoring approaches, one being visual inspection, for underground tunnels.…”

BRIDGE SMS: Intelligent bridge maintenance and management system

“…The evaluation of the hydraulic and structural vulnerability (Znidaric et al, 2011) of civil assets over watercourses is a critical issue taking into account the deterioration of the structure as well as the cost and technical and logistical issues arising from rehabilitation or possible replacement of bridges (Michalis et al, 2012;Weninger-Vycudil et al, 2015). One of the main disadvantages of current standards and inspection practices is that, in general, they do not reveal actual riverbed level variations around the foundations of structures due to several issues associated mainly with the actual procedure and frequency of inspections (Michalis et al, 2015).…”