Sustainable Infrastructure Planning
and Management Systems
Introduction
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Infrastructure Lifecycle
Conceptual
Design
Detailed
Design
Construction
Operation and asset
management
Visual inspection, non-destructive
testing, health monitoring
Maintenance, repair, replacement,
recycling
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Sustainable Infrastructure
Infrastructures: roads, bridges, airports, hospitals,
power plants, telecommunication networks, water
pipes, etc.
Needs for sustainability:
Growing cities: Need for smart growth planning (e.g.
compact cities)
Limited natural recourses: Need to improve the usage and to
extend the life of available infrastructures
Increased green gas emissions: Need for better demand
management (e.g. park and ride)
Limited budget: Need for better management systems for
deciding priorities
Role of new technologies: Material science, IT, Sensors, etc.
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Example of Bridges
More than 40% of bridges in Canada are over 50
years old
Bridge Crisis
Safety issues
The limited funding vs. huge needs of maintenance
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Number of Bridges in Quebec
2500
2287
1967
2000
Number of Bridges
1462
1500
1089
1007 1012
1000
515
500 337 353
224
112
21 26
0
<1900 1900- 1910- 1920- 1930- 1940- 1950- 1960- 1970- 1980- 1990- >2000 N/A
1909 1919 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999
Time of Construction
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Deteriorating Bridge Conditions
AC
AD
AG
AF
AE
AH AM
AA AL
AB
AK
AJ
6 Turcot Interchange
Turcot Interchange, Montreal
• Built in the 1960s
• Interconnect the three main highways 20, 15, and 720
• Estimated re-construction cost: $4.5 billion
Existing Turcot Interchange Proposed new interchange
(Transport Quebec, 2009) 7
Deteriorating Bridge Conditions
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Deteriorating Bridge Conditions
Exposed reinforcement bars Repair work
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Bridge Collapses
Collapsed bridge over Mississippi River
(CNN, 2007)
Collapsed overpass in Laval
(Mahoney, 2006)
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General Structure of Bridge
Management Systems
Inspection
Information
Inventory Maintenance
Information BMS Records
Database
General Other Necessary
Information Information
Bridge Repair
BMS
Conditions Frequency
Simulation
Funds and Maintenance
Needed Analysis actions
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Bridge Management System of Quebec
Inspection Maintenance
One-to-many
Need (composition or ownership)
Element
Inspection One-to-many Many-to-many
(utilization) (one-way navigation)
Structure
Element Element Deterioration
Type Model
Functional
Roadway Need Treatment
Model
Period Element
Project Alternative Treatment
Alternative
Scope Item
Tender Item
Budget &
Tender Item
Allocation Cost Item Treatment
Cost Model
Program Performance Project
Alternative Measures Tender Item
Inventory Inspection Project-level Network-level Model and policy
classes classes analytical classes analytical classes classes
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Detailed Design Document, 2003)
Distribution of Bridge Attributes in Montreal
Using GIS
Construction Annual average daily Condition index
year traffic volume (percentage)
(vehicles/day)
0-17700
1953-1968 1-65
17701-57700
1969-1979 66-76
57701-106000
1980-1992 77-86
106001-165000
1993-2003 87-100
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Bridge Inspection
Bridge inspection is one of the primary processes in Bridge
Management Systems (BMS) aiming to collect the data that
will be used to evaluate bridge condition
Conventional bridge inspection is
paper-based and requires data re-
entry at the office
Inaccurate and inefficient
Field workers need to read maps
and drawings and to access and
update information
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Example of Jacques Cartier Bridge
Zaki and Mailhot, 2003
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Sample Data of Jacques Cartier Bridge
Point cloud collected using 3D laser AutoCAD Drawings
scanner (Mailhot and Busuio, 2006)
Floor-Beam Inspection Data
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Inspection Historic Records
2D Sketching
3D Location-based Model
Corrosion Light
Metal-Loss Moderate
Perforation Serious
Undulation Very Serious
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Location-Based Bridge Inspection GUI
Defect type Defect level
Corrosion Light
Metal-Loss Moderate
Perforation Serious
Undulation Very Serious
Navigation
Marking damage
arrow
by picking
Inspection input pane
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Mobile Computing in Bridge Inspection
Handheld computers Pen-based computers Wearable computers
Inspection On Hand ScanPrint Mobile Inspection Assistant
(Trilon Inc.) (Advitam group) (Carnegie Mellon University)
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Mobile Devices Used
Digital Camera • Tablet PC with electronic stylus
GPS
• Real-time kinematic GPS tracking
• Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
• Digital camera
Head-Mounted Display
Tablet PC
with Electronic Stylus
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