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4 1.1 Introduction This volume of NCHRP Research Report 903 presents the contractor's final research report for NCHRP Project 24-46, "Development of an Implementation Manual for Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies." The purpose of this study was to deliver an implementation manual for transportation executives, TAM staff, and geotechnical practitioners to initiate GAM in their agencies. The final deliverables under this study included the following: • This research overview; • Volume 2 of NCHRP Research Report 903 (the GAM Implementation Manual)
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Background 5 Extrapolating the consequences from adverse performance and potential benefits from investment in GAM to all U.S. state transportation departments, federal land management agencies, and local jurisdictions, the purpose and need for GAM is measurable and substantial.
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6 Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 1: Research Overview 1.4 Research Objectives and Scope The objective of this research was to produce a manual for implementing GAM that provides tools for a consistent management program that also is flexible for adaptations by differing agencies as they integrate their geotechnical assets into the TAM program. Given that (1)
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