Comparison Study on Bridge Management Activities

C11 has made a study which presents and compares the performance of activities, such as inventory and inspections, in different countries or regions. The survey studied the following activities: characteristics of structures, inventory, inspections, priority ranking of works, carrying out of operation, preventive maintenance or repair works, management of heavy transport, skill and training, measurement of user satisfaction, measurement of personnel satisfaction, , research and development programs. [...]

Planning and Programming of Maintenance Budgets

Maintenance is essential to prevent the deterioration of asset value and ensure user safety. However, the budgets allocated for maintenance are often considered insufficient to keep the infrastructure at optimum levels. The reasons for this funding shortfall can be a lack of means within the road administration, but it can also be due to the poor justification of need to decision-makers. PIARC Committee C6 was asked to analyse, from a practical point of view, the options open to road administrations [...]

Asset Management in relation to Bridge Management

The interest for integrated management of all network assets (pavement, bridges, etc) i.e. Asset Management (AM) is increasing all over the world. The scope of this state-of-the-art study is to investigate the degree of implementation, the ideas or philosophies, the management processes and the technical tools behind already developed Asset Management systems or systems under development, and to identify the demands on data exchange between Asset Management systems and Bridge Management systems. [...]

Automated Pavement Cracking Assessment Equipment - State of the Art

The type, scope (length) and severity (opening) of cracks in the pavement are essential for road network managers. This information is used to qualify the condition of the pavement and identify the source of surface deterioration. Despite the fact that many highway companies and authorities have invested time and money in designing systems that can automatically report and analyse this type of information, data collection is still primarily done manually throughout the world.

Road Maintenance Handbook - Practical Guidelines for Rural Road Maintenance

This is the second edition --revised, updated and complemented-- of a Road Maintenance Handbook that was first published in 1982 under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Africa by Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It is designed for works foremen and is also very useful for engineers and trainers. Special emphasis is laid on intensive labour roadworks and on safety on maintenance job sites in particular. The Handbook is richly illustrated and therefore easy to understand. [...]