Automated recording of bridge inspection data in the Pontis format.

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• Creators:
  Fanous, F. S. ; Soni, A. I. ; Greimann, L. F.
• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Iowa. Highway Research Board ; Iowa. Highway Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridges
  • Maintenance
  • Information processing
  • Management
  • Inspection
  • Bridges--Iowa--Maintenance and repair--Management--Data processing
  • Bridges--Inspection--Iowa
• Publication/ Report Number:
  lowa DOT Project HR-364
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Iowa
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State University
• Abstract:
  A large percentage of bridges in the state of Iowa are classified as structurally or fiinctionally ; deficient. These bridges annually compete for a share of Iowa's limited transportation budget. To ; avoid an increase in the number of deficient bridges, the state of Iowa decided to implement a ; comprehensive Bridge Management System (BMS) and selected the Pontis BMS software as a bridge ; management tool. This program will be used to provide a selection of maintenance, repair, and ; replacement strategies for the bridge networks to achieve an efficient and possibly optimal allocation ; of resources. The Pontis BMS software uses a new rating system to evaluate extensive and detailed ; inspection data gathered for all bridge elements. To manually collect these data would be a highly ; time-consuming job. The objective of this work was to develop an automated-computerized ; methodology for an integrated data base that includes the rating conditions as defined in the Pontis ; program. ; Several of the available techniques that can be used to capture inspection data were reviewed, ; and the most suitable method was selected. To accomplish the objectives of this work, two userfriendly ; programs were developed. One program is used in the field to collect inspection data ; following a step-by-step procedure without the need to refer to the Pontis user's manuals. The other ; program is used in the office to read the inspection data and prepare input files for the Pontis BMS ; software. These two programs require users to have very limited knowledge of computers. On-line ; help screens as well as options for preparing, viewing, and printing inspection reports are also ; available. ; The developed data collection software will improve and expedite the process of conducting ; bridge inspections and preparing the required input files for the Pontis program. In addition, it will ; eliminate the need for large storage areas and will simplify retrieval of inspection data. Furthermore, ; the approach developed herein will facilitate transferring these captured data electronically between ; offices within the Iowa DOT and across the state.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23344/dot_23344_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.21 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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