Final report bridge design system analysis and modernization.

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• Alternative Title:
  Bridge design system analysis and modernization.
• Creators:
  Colling, Timothy K. ; Gilbertson, Christopher G. ; Schlaff, Gary ; Pionke, Mike
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan Technological University. Center for Technology & Training
• Corporate Contributors:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Research Administration ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge design
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Modernization
  • Software
  • Systems analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1645
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Bridge Design System (BDS) is an in-house software program developed by the Michigan Department of Transportation’s ; (MDOT) Bridge Design Unit. The BDS designs bridges according to the required specifications, and outputs corresponding design ; drawings and calculations. It has been the primary design tool for MDOT’s bridges over the last several decades. Because of the ; BDS’s longevity of use and development, MDOT has experienced a high level of comfort, familiarity, and efficiency with it. However, ; components of the BDS have been added and removed over the years, and little associated documentation exists today. The code ; itself has seen nearly 60 years of evolution in the Fortran programming language. Migration to another software system is likely to ; require significant changes to MDOT business processes and may require multiple software systems rather than the unified design ; system of the BDS. Also, long-term viability of the BDS would require documentation of the existing architecture and operation of ; the system as well as development of a plan for future compatibility and functionality of the software. Therefore, the Center for ; Technology & Training at Michigan Tech was contracted to document, analyze and propose modernization options for the BDS. ; This report describes the tools used to conduct this assessment and the results of this task.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Contract 2013-0506
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31462/dot_31462_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.11 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:73f83183b193fb8d28b0b8f786d06f18806ddf8780a3405d9dbd3a571414681c