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Public Infrastructure Asset Management, Second Edition

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ISBN-10: 0071820116

ISBN-13: 9780071820110

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Waheed Uddin, W. Ronald Hudson, Ralph C. G. Haas

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This comprehensive resource provides thorough coverage of the tools and techniques used in planning, building, maintaining, and fixing civil infrastructure.Thoroughly updated throughout, Public Infratructure Asset Management, Second Edition presents the framework and elements of life cycle management of civil infrastructure assets in the context of current practice. The book explains how to achieve the optimal integrated, multi-disciplinary set of strategies (design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation) necessary to manage and sustain modern public physical infrastructure assets. These include: roads and bridges / airports / ports / public utilities / water and…    
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List price: $118.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 7/30/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.80" wide x 9.20" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.156
Language: English

WAHEED UDDIN is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology (CAIT) at The University of Mississippi. Previously, a pavement expert for the United Nations, Dr. Uddin has contributed to highway and airport infrastructure management projects in the U.S. and many countries abroad. A pioneer in airborne laser mapping and satellite imagery applications in transportation and disaster impact assessment, Dr. Uddin is co-author of Infrastructure Management.

Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
The Challenge of Managing Infrastructure
The Big Picture
Infrastructure and Society
Infrastructure Definition
Historical Overview of Infrastructure Development
Infrastructure Assets
Life-Cycle Analysis in Planning and Design
Magnitude of Infrastructure "Crisis"
Maintenance, Preservation, and Innovation Challenges
Infrastructure Asset Management-An Integrated Approach
References
Framework for Infrastructure Asset Management
Background
Key Issues for Infrastructure Asset Management
Application of Systems Methodology
Development of an Infrastructure Asset Management System
Life-Cycle Analysis Concept
References
Planning, Needs Assessment, and Performance Indicators
Infrastructure Planning
Examples of Planning Studies
Life-Cycle Management
Infrastructure Service Life
Infrastructure Needs Assessment
Infrastructure Performance
References
Information Management and Decision Support Systems
Database Management, Data Needs, Analysis
Overview of Information Management
Database Development and Management
Data Needs
Analysis and Modeling Techniques
Database Security
Data-Quality Control and Quality-Assurance Issues
References
Inventory, Historical, and Environmental Data
Infrastructure Asset Management Data Needs
Network Partitioning and Inventory Data
Technologies for Inventory and Historic Data Collection
Inventory Data Collection and Processing
Institutional Issues
Examples of Inventory-Data Systems for Transportation Assets
Example of Transportation-Safety Assets
Example of Inventory Data for Buildings
References
In-Service Monitoring and Evaluation Data
In-Service Evaluation Data Needs
In-Service Evaluation of Physical Assets
Technologies for In-Service Monitoring and Evaluation
Inspection, Photographic, and Optical Evaluation
Nondestructive and Noncontact Structural Evaluation
Combined Evaluation Data
Institutional Issues
References
Uses of Monitoring Data and Examples of In-Service Evaluation
In-Service Evaluation of Road and Airport Pavements
In-Service Evaluation of Railroad Tracks
In-Service Evaluation of Underground Utilities
Evaluation of Bridges
Evaluation of Water Pipelines
Evaluation of Gas Pipelines
Evaluation of Buildings
Landuse Evaluation for Heat-Island Effects and Flood Risk Assessment
References
Performance Modeling and Failure Analysis
Performance Evaluation
Performance Modeling
Failure Analysis
Summary
References
Concepts of Total Quality Management
Design for Infrastructure Service Life
Introduction
Design Objectives and Constraints
Design Framework and Components
Design Effectiveness
Value-Engineering Applications in Design
Summary
References
Construction
Introduction
Construction as Related to Other Phases of Management
Constructability
Construction Quality Control and Quality Assurance
New Technologies in Construction Management
Summary
References
Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Strategies, Including Operations
Introduction
Definitions
Maintainability
Trade-Offs among Design Objectives in Relation to Maintenance
Rehabilitation
Reliability-Centered Maintenance
Maintenance Management
Operations as a Part of Infrastructure Management
References
Dealing with New or Alternate Concepts
Introduction
Examples of New Material Usage
Handling Diminishing Resources
Considering New Methods and Materials for Infrastructure Use
Dealing with Shrinking Natural-Aggregate Sources
Energy-Related Issues
Summary
References
Economics, Life-Cycle Analysis, and M,R&R Programming
Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Policies and Treatment Alternatives
Introduction
Maintenance Management Systems
Private Contracts for Maintenance
Identifying M,R&R Alternative Treatment Policies
Example M,R&R Treatment Alternatives for Roads
Example M,R&R Alternatives for Water Mains
Example M,R&R Alternatives for Sewer Mains
Example M,R&R Alternatives for Buildings
Evaluating the Effectiveness of M,R&R Alternatives
Collection and Reporting of M,R&R Data
Recognizing Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
Summary
References
Life-Cycle Cost and Benefit Analysis
Introduction
Basic Principles
Cost and Benefit Factors
Analysis or Life-Cycle Period
Discount Rate, Interest Rate, and Inflation
Salvage or Residual Value
Methods of Economic Analysis
Selecting an Appropriate Economic Analysis Method
Effect of Discount Rate
Application to Transportation and Built Infrastructure
Application to Water and Sewer Mains
Application to Buildings and Land-Use Changes
Summary
References
Prioritization, Optimization, and Work Programs
Introduction
Framework for Prioritization: From Simple Ranking to Multifactor Optimization
Priority Analysis Methods
Budgeting and Financial Planning Issues
Budget Allocation Issues
Financing Models
Work Programs
Institutional Issues
References
IAMS Development and Implementation, Examples
Concept of Integrated Infrastructure Asset Management Systems
Background
Framework of Integrated Systems
Common Aspects of Management Systems
Common Aspects of PMS and BMS
State-Level Management Systems
Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Systems
Unitized Facilities Management Systems
Implementation and Institutional Issues
Outline of a Comprehensive IIAMS
Smaller Agency Case Studies
Summary
References
Visual IMS: An Illustrative Infrastructure Management System and Applications
Introduction
General Description of Visual IMS
Analytical Operation of Visual IMS
Visualizing/Mapping Operation of Visual IMS
Hardware, Operating System, and Memory
User Training
Application of Working Infrastructure Management Systems
References
Available Asset Management System and Commercial Off-the-Shelf Providers
Introduction
Review of COTS Asset Management Software
References
Benefits of Implementing an AMS
Introduction
Sources of Concern on Asset Management
Costs Related to AMS
Benefits Associated with AMS
Evaluation Methodologies
Summary
References
Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship, and Asset Management
Introduction
Sustainability Related to Climate Change Adaptations
Environmental Stewardship
Incorporating Sustainability and Environmental Concerns into Asset Management
Summary
References
Future Directions for Infrastructure Asset Management
Introduction
Advances in Technology to Assist the AMS Process
Improvements in AMS Resulting from Its Continued Use
Advances Made Possible by the Broader Use of AMS
Better Education, Implementation, and Adaptation of AMS
Improvement in Technologies
Summary
Acronyms
Index
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