A Comprehensive Decision Support Tool for Accelerated Bridge Construction Considering Social Equity

The suitability of using accelerated bridge construction (ABC) techniques in bridge construction projects has potential interdependencies with several social and environmental factors related to communities affected by the bridge project in addition to economic, safety, and technical factors related to the design and construction of bridges. Decision-makers (e.g., Departments of Transportation- DOTs) need to assure that the ABC techniques are thoughtfully viewed since many of the projects have access to limited budgets and time and include construction limitations. State DOTs across the country utilize different decision-making approaches, ranging from complex to simpler processes, for determining the suitability of ABC methods in bridge projects. Connecticut DOT (CTDOT) uses a middle-ground multi-criteria decision-making approach entitled “ABC Decision Matrix” based on a spreadsheet tool to aid decision makers in adopting ABC methods. The CTDOT Decision Matrix is a relatively simple, yet effective, tool that deserves improvements to become more comprehensive, less subjective, and more flexible to be used by other state DOTs.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747121

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC)

  Florida International University
  10555 W. Flagler Street
  Miami, FL  United States  33174

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Florida International University

  Civil and Environmental Engineering
  10555 W. Flagler Street, EC 3680
  Miami, FL  United States  33174
• Principal Investigators:

  Ebrahimian, Ali

• Start Date: 20220601
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated bridge construction; Decision support systems; Equity; Multiple criteria decision making
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01889260
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747121
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 28 2023 8:49AM