Download or read book Selecting Rehabilitation and Replacement Bridge Projects written by NH. Burns and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new techniques, materials, and systems to extend bridge life frequently requires some form of life cycle analysis at the project level. Where networks are concerned, life cycle analysis can be useful in determining budgetary levels and the scheduling of activities which will ensure that maximum bridge life is obtained. As part of this latter process, a procedure developed for the state of Texas is reported, which allocates a budget for bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects using multi-attribute criteria and user-friendly computer programs. The system is a two-level closed loop procedure based on standard bridge inventory data and addresses the concerns of both state and district levels within the state. One state level program determines those bridge projects meeting FHWA financing criteria while a second program takes this subset and applies specific state criteria for project ranking and prioritization. The user of this module can rank the candidate projects using a multi-attribute technique and can complement this with an automatic qualification process based on user-defined threshold values. The multi-attribute approach uses statistical techniques applied to the entire state bridge population. Therefore, as this data set is regularly updated in accordance with FHWA requirements, it captures information on both recent deterioration and improvements to structures. A district reporting program incorporates regional knowledge of structures and their condition into the decision-making process.
Download or read book Bridge Improvements written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bridge Management System Module for the Selection of Rehabilitation and Replacement Projects written by José Weissmann and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement written by New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridge Decks written by Neal H. Bettigole and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive reference for the evaluation, testing, selection, and examination of relevant design criteria and alternatives for bridge decks, which appear in the AASHTO/LRFD design specifications. Important challenges to civil engineers, such as life cycle cost analysis, and constructability, particularly as related to maintaining traffic during deck replacement, are discussed. The authors discuss why the use of standard bridge deck designs is not always possible on bridge rehabilitation projects. This practical reference will aid busy engineers in dealing with the major changes that will mandate much greater attention to deck selection and design in the future. For example, most future bridge projects will involve rehabilitation or replacement--which makes traffic maintenance a major issue--and life cycle cost analysis is quickly becoming mandatory in the U.S. This guide is intended to be used throughout the development of any construction project involving bridges. About the Authors Neal H. Bettigole, P.E., was director of the Exodermic Bridge Deck Institute, which he founded in 1985. Rita Robison was a freelance ditor/writer who worked as both an associate and a senior editor for Civil Engineering magazine.
Download or read book The Development of Optimal Strategies for Maintenance Rehabilitation and Replacement of Highway Bridges Performance analysis and optimization written by Kumares Chandra Sinha and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selecting an Optimal Construction Alternative Through Informed Decision making highway Bridges written by Abdul W. Mohammed and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decision making is a cognitive process which includes attention, remembering, understanding, and solving. In every industry decisions are required at every step along the way. Available information should be analyzed or if information is not available it should be gathered first to come up with a decision. A predefined decision-making process helps in making informed decisions along with maintaining consistency in the decision made. Contiguous parameters to a specific application are required along with an ideal mathematical model for informed decision-making. A potential management which requires an optimal decision-making is bridge construction industry due to the fact that, the bridges not only connect communities making commute shorter and faster but also shape our lives through urban development. The need for bridge rehabilitation/replacement engenders bottlenecks and closures on existing freeways which creates outrageous conditions for travelling public. Thus, the demand of travelling public for deploying bridge rehabilitation/ replacement process using innovative construction processes evolved in Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC). Various state departments of transportation have developed decision-making models to identify if ABC is a viable option for a site, yet the deficiencies pertaining in those models require contemplation. The herein study identifies the bridge construction contiguous parameters and models to precisely address the deficiencies in the existing decision-making models for bridges. The outcome of this study is an informed decision-making model that can be customized using site specific data in selecting an optimal bridge construction process. A decision-making tool is developed for implementation of the decision-making model. The tool os demonstrated through a case study of Parkview Bridge over US 131 in Kalamazoo, MI.
Download or read book Inspection Repair Rehabilitation Or Replacement of Highway Bridges written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure Review of Project Selection Process for Five FHWA Discretionary Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1930, the Congress established the first transportation discretionary program under which the executive branch could select specific transportation projects for federal funding, thus providing the executive branch with some latitude in allocating federal funds to the states. In that year, the Public Lands Program was established to pay for road work on the nation's public lands. In 1978, the Congress set up the Discretionary Bridge and Discretionary Interstate programs. The Discretionary Bridge Program was established to replace or rehabilitate high cost bridges while the Discretionary Interstate Program aimed to accelerate the construction of the Interstate Highway System. when the Interstate 4R Discretionary Program was begun in 1982, its goal was to resurface, restore, rehabilitate, and reconstruct the Interstate Highway System. Finally, the Ferry Boats and Facilities Program, begun in 1991, was intended to construct ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. (See apps. I-V for additional information on ISTEA's provisions and eligibility requirements for each of the discretionary programs discussed in this report.) The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for selecting projects under the discretionary programs. The Secretary has delegated this responsibility to the FHWA Administrator. FHWA's Office of Engineering administers the programs, solicits applications from states, and compiles the applications and information for selection. States submit applications to FHWA's division offices, which either send the applications to FHWA's regional offices for compilation with other states' applications or to fl?WA'5 headquarters, as they do for Interstate Discretionary and 4R programs. Regional offices then send the applications to FHWA's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
Download or read book Guidelines for Historic Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement written by Mary Elizabeth McCahon and published by AASHTO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a literature search, findings of a survey on the current state of historic bridge rehabilitation or replacement decision making by state and local transportation agencies, and nationally applicable decision-making guidelines for historic bridges. The guidelines are intended to be used as the protocol for defining when rehabilitation of historic bridges can be considered prudent and feasible and when it is not based on engineering and environmental data and judgments. The guidelines include identification of various approaches to bringing historic bridges into conformance with current design and safety guidelines/standards, and the effect or implications of remedial action on historical significance. There are currently no such nationally applicable decision-making guidelines, but there are a variety of state and local processes and policies for managing historic bridges. Effective practices for the various processes inform the nationally applicable guidelines. The guidelines are in narrative and matrix format.
Download or read book Bridge Preservation Guide written by U.s. Department of Transportation and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides bridge related definitions and corresponding commentaries, as well as the framework for a systematic approach to a preventive maintenance program. The goal is to provide guidance on bridge preservation. This guide is intended for Federal, State, and local bridge engineers, area engineers, bridge owners, and bridge preservation practitioners.
Download or read book The Handbook of Highway Engineering written by T.F. Fwa and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-09-28 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern highway engineering reflects an integrated view of a road system's entire lifecycle, including any potential environmental impacts, and seeks to develop a sustainable infrastructure through careful planning and active management. This trend is not limited to developed nations, but is recognized across the globe. Edited by renowned authority
Download or read book Extending the Life of Bridges written by G. W. Maupin and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for Prioritization of Bridge Replacement Rehabilitation and Preservation Projects written by Matthew J. Whelan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of Optimal Strategies for Maintenance Rehabilitation and Replacement of Highway Bridges Cost analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of Optimal Strategies for Maintenance Rehabilitation and Replacement of Highway Bridges Priority ranking method written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
