Next Generation Life Cycle Cost Analysis Tool for Bridges in Iowa

Research objectives: Objectives 1 & 2 - Obtain and Combine Different Sources of Data; Objective 3 - Enhance Relevant Bridge Management Tools; Objective 4 - Focus on Common Bridge Types in Iowa; Objective 5 & 6 - Information on Maintenance Strategies; Objective 7 - Development of Predictive Models and Codition States; Objective 8 - Decision Tool with Direct and Indirect Costs; Objective 9 - Next-gen BLCCA for Iowa. Tasks: Task 1 - Collect and integrate data from in-house maintenance teams and contractors (Objectives 1, 2, and 4); Task 2 - Develop predictive models and integrate expert judgement (Objectives 1 and 4); Task 3 - Collect statistical data for main types of bridges in Iowa (Objective 4); Task 4 - Obtain cost and time information on maintenance strategies (Objectives 5 and 6); Task 5 - Develop a decision tool for life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) (Objective 8); Task 6 - Enhance relevant bridge management tools (Objective 3); Task 7 - Finalize and implement the developed Next-gen LCCA tool (Objective 9); and Task 8 - Preparation of the Final Report.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $90,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Add 632

  ISU Proposal Number 140116

  TR-737

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Managing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664
• Project Managers:

  Goetz, Vanessa

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664
• Principal Investigators:

  Alipour, Alice

  Aldemir-Bektas, Basak

  Shafei, Behrouz

• Start Date: 20180101
• Expected Completion Date: 20200731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge management systems; Decision support systems; Highway bridges; Life cycle analysis
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01651537
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: Add 632, ISU Proposal Number 140116, TR-737
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 27 2017 11:42AM