Evaluation of MO Bridge Inventory for Effective Service Life

Missouri National Bridge Inventory data for the past 27 years is available for downloading in a text format from Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA’s) website. By using data mining techniques to retrieve and organize this data, information can be derived for the deterioration of different bridge systems that have been used over the years. Developing deterioration curves for the various rated items on bridges and culverts is desired for use by MoDOT for their data driven asset management plan. Knowing approximately how many years each part of a bridge (deck, superstructure, substructure) or a culvert will be at a particular NBI rating can lead to more informed programming decisions within the asset management plan. MoDOT is interested in the trends in deterioration for different types of bridges on the MoDOT system based on some of the following criteria: structure type, era of construction, span length, material type, traffic volume, and environmental exposure. The research team will also provide recommendations of which types of bridges have been cost effective.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $193280
• Contract Numbers:

  TR202013

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Boulevard
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102
• Project Managers:

  Harper, Jennifer

• Performing Organizations:

  Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation

  Lafferre Hall
  416 S 6th St.
  Columbia, Missouri  United States  65201
• Principal Investigators:

  Washer, Glenn

  Myers, John

• Start Date: 20200402
• Expected Completion Date: 20210901
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Bridges; Cost effectiveness; Data mining; Deterioration; Ratings; Service life
• Identifier Terms: Missouri Department of Transportation; National Bridge Inventory
• Geographic Terms: Missouri
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01784654
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Missouri Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: TR202013
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 13 2021 10:31AM