DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERISED BRIDGE INVENTORY FOR A STATE ROAD AUTHORITY

The Highways Department of South Australia is currently developing a computerised bridge inventory system which will be used by the Bridge Inspection Section to rationalise the approach to the inspection of bridges. It will also be used by the Planning Branch to provide a basis for economic comparison of alternatives in the replacement and strengthening of bridges, by the Construction Branch for the rational allocation of maintenance funds and to provide information to the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities (NAASRA) proposed data bank. One of the most important functions of a bridge inventory is to provide a complete and accurate record of each bridge on a highway system. Maintenance of bridges requires complete records in usable form including history of the structure, all repairs, widening, strengthening or reconstruction, or other actions which have been taken, subsequent to inspections. Information should be easily accessible and readily updated; factors which today are made possible by computerisation. However, conflicting requirements must be dealt with. On the one hand data handling facilities should be large enough to provide sufficient information for managing inspection maintenance, but flexible enough to be used for planning functions both at the regional and national level; yet the system developed should not become cumbersome and difficult to use. /Author/

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 664, Bridge Engineering, Volume 1. Proceedings of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Richards, B L
• Conference:
  • Bridge Engineering Conference, 1st, 1978, St Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Location: St Louis Missouri, United States
  • Date: 1978-9-25 to 1978-9-28
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 1-6
• Monograph Title: Bridge Engineering. Volume 1
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 664
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Computer programs; Data collection; Databases; Economics; Information retrieval; Information storage and retrieval systems; Inspection; Inventory; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Planning
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00183740
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309026962
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 3 1978 12:00AM