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REENGINEERING THE BRIDGE INSPECTION PROCESS TO ENABLE A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
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Accession Number:

00810863

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The upcoming implementation of bridge management systems (BMSs) by all state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) has resulted in a paradigm shift in maintenance planning for bridge repair. Reduced maintenance budgets have resulted in funding for bridges in an emergency state taking precedence over routine maintenance. A BMS must assist an agency in determining the optimal time to exercise improvement actions on a bridge given the funds available. The objective to adopting such a system is to improve the overall condition of an agency's network of bridges, emphasizing the need to maintain the condition of a bridge before lapsing into an unsafe state. A key point in the implementation of a BMS is that the analysis the system provides is only as good as the information that is input into the system. Very little work has been done on how to narrow the gap between the data required for the models and current inspection processes. The gap can be narrowed by a bridge inspection solution that is the result of reengineering the inspection processes. Through reengineering, all non-value added steps in the 'Current' inspection processes are eliminated in the 'To Be' processes. The 'To Be' processes are enabled by a knowledge management based bridge inspection solution that integrates the following components: Enterprise Document Management System and Electronic Forms.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Report/Paper Numbers:

B-5, IBMC99-014

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Cicesare, F P
Demers, P

Pagination:

17 p.

Publication Date:

2000-6

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 498
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Eighth International Bridge Management Conference

Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: 1999-4-26 to 1999-4-28
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board Committee on Bridge Maintenance and Management (A3C06)

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (7) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Data needs; Electronic forms

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Research; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 11 2001 12:00AM