Best practice in bridge asset management for local government

Bridges are critical links in the performance of road networks. The ability to provide acceptable levels of service relies on effective asset management. Asset owners must be aware of and understand the risks involved in managing their assets. This is difficult when the pressure to reduce funding for bridge maintenance increases each year. Coupled with recent government initiatives to increase national productivity through increasing frequency and weight of heavy vehicles, local government and other asset owners increasingly have to adopt risk-based decision-making principles which must be supported by accurate and meaningful asset information, captured in a systematic and consistent manner. Effective asset management does not have to be complicated or sophisticated. This paper describes effective risk-based bridge asset management, with reference to best-practice systematic asset management principles for local government. It outlines key elements in ensuring consistency in data capture, management systems and the use of this information to effectively manage bridge and other structures assets. The paper also discusses important risk areas associated with bridges and their identification and mitigation to ensure limited resources are directed to maintenance and strengthening activities that will maximize the investment return for the asset owner.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 11p
  • Monograph Title: A comparison of bore sounding, global stiffness and through compression wave non-destructive testing of Australian hardwood timber bridges

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01472857
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: ARRB
  • Files: ITRD, ATRI
  • Created Date: Feb 19 2013 10:15AM