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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-13-0006 | |
| Project Name: | Establish National Performance Indicators and Performance Health Index (Earmark) | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | January 31, 2013 | |
| End Date: | January 29, 2016 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Zobel | |
| First Name: | Robert | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3024 | |
| E-mail: | robert.zobel@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Infrastructure Management Team [HRDI-60] | |
| Program: | Infrastructure Earmark | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap | |
| Project Description: | Development of performance indicators and health indices and a conglomerate index that will correspond to the most critical of the Bridge Performance Measures at system level. | |
| Goals: |
Establish National Performance Indicators and Performance Health Index for various populations of bridges at system level.
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| Background Information: | There are a number of shortfalls in the current bridge health index, which namely relies on the weighted average of the conditions of bridge elements obtained from the element-level inspection and overlooks the influence of materials, loads, and environment. In addition, it is too simplistic and provides an index simple in the serviceability limit States only. | |
| Product Type: | Article Conference displays Techbrief White paper | |
| Test Methodology: | Basic Research, Testing and Evaluation, Synthesis Search | |
| Expected Benefits: | Safety, Research, and Technologies | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Bridge Health Index. Product Type(s): Article, Conference displays, Techbrief, White paper Description: Development of performance indicators and health indices and a conglomerate index that will correspond to the most critical of the bridge-performance measures at system-level. | |
| Project Findings: | Bridge health indices for various populations of bridges. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) | |
| TRT Terms: | Research Transportation Planning and Design Construction and Maintenance Bridges Infrastructure |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Design Structures Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Bridges and other structures Data and Information Technology Maintenance and Preservation Operations and Traffic Management Research Administration and Management |
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