Guide for 3D Engineered Models for Bridges and Structures - Summer 2017

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Schneider, Christopher ; Unkefer, R. David
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Center for Accelerating Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Mathematical models
  • Bridges
  • Asset management
  • Research projects
  • Simulation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HIF-17-039
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This guide provides an overview of different types of 3D engineered models for bridges and highway structures and how they can be applied across the asset lifecycle. Some specific uses explored in this guide include creating models to increase efficiency by generating more accurate plans, schedules, and estimates, and the secondary uses that emerge from repurposing those models. The guide looks at how project characteristics affect the favorability of creating and using bridge models. It also presents some critical issues for sharing bridge models, such as communicating the Level of Development and managing the horizontal distance distortions implicit to geospatial coordinates.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63253/dot_63253_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.42 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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