NCHRP Synthesis 397:

Bridge Management Systems for Transportation Agency Decision Making

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Michael J Markow; William A Hyman; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 397: Bridge Manangement Systems for Transportation Agency Decision Making explores how bridge management systems are employed by transportation agencies in making network-level decisions on resource allocations for their bridge programs. ...
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Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-5	(skim)
Management Perspectives	6-6	(skim)
Study Objective and Focus	7-8	(skim)
Study Methodology	9-9	(skim)
Outline of Report	10-10	(skim)
National Bridge Inspection Standards	11-17	(skim)
Bridge Management Systems	18-24	(skim)
Historical Perspective	25-33	(skim)
Current Bridge Management and Agency Decision-Making Practices	34-46	(skim)
Bridge Management System Applications to Agency Decision Making	47-53	(skim)
Responsible Organizational Units for Decision Making	54-57	(skim)
Aftermath of I-35W Bridge Collapse	58-62	(skim)
Asset Management and Bridge Preservation Initiatives	63-66	(skim)
Research Needs to Fill Gaps in Knowledge	67-69	(skim)
Synopsis of Major Findings	70-71	(skim)
Factors Driving Potential Change in Bridge Management	72-73	(skim)
Organizational Units Making Program Decisions	74-74	(skim)
Standard Reports	75-75	(skim)
Research Needs	76-76	(skim)
References	77-80	(skim)
Bibliography	81-81	(skim)
Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire	82-96	(skim)
Appendix B - Interview Guides	97-98	(skim)
Appendix C - Survey and Interview Participants	99-101	(skim)
Appendix D - Responses to Selected Survey Questions	102-121	(skim)
Appendix E - Survey Responses: Factors Affecting Budgeting	122-128	(skim)
Standard Abbreviations	129-130	(skim)

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