Utilizing automatic identification tracking systems to compile operational field and structure data.
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2014-05-01
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Abstract:The Maryland State Highway Administration’s (SHA) Office of Materials Technology (OMT) ensures that the quality of ; materials used on Maryland’s roadway system are properly designed, produced, and built to the approved codes and ; standards. The Materials Quality divisions of OMT are structured into the Asphalt Technology, Concrete Technology, ; Soils and Aggregate Technology, and Structural Materials and Pavement Markings divisions. Each division is responsible ; for the quality assurance/control testing, evaluation, and clearance of the materials used in transportation facility ; construction. From the time the materials are sampled in the field, the management of these materials relies on a ; series of intensive human processes involving sample collection and delivery, written reports and log books to record ; materials’ laboratory test results and track logistical information. As the materials travel throughout the six different ; laboratories, material information is manually recorded into a localized network database and the Material ; Management System (MMS) separately. The current amount of human involvement necessary in the generation of ; sample reports and manual data entry process can be streamlined with the integration of Automatic Identification ; Technology (AIT). This study investigates past implementations of AIT into civil engineering and construction ; applications to detail necessary modifications to OMT’s existing material clearance and MMS processes; as well as AIT ; system hardware recommendations, software development and integration considerations, estimated investment ; costs, and estimated return on investment.
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