PRECEPTS OF THE EVALUATION OF FACILITIES FOR HUMAN USE AND THE APPLICATION TO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PRIORITIES

Over the years, highway departments have inventoried and appraised their highway systems. One of the concepts that evolved is the sufficiency expressed as a percentage. This concept can be formalized as an inventory and appraisal process for general application. The concept has been applied intuitively to specific inventory needs such as the "Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges" and the sufficiency rating formula for bridges developed by the Federal Highway Administration. A generalized process which concisely defines terms required to develop precepts is presented. The methodology is a synthesis developed around the recognition that facilities subject to evaluation are directly or indirectly intended for human use. The process is then applied to a bridge replacement priority process through use of the sufficiency in an abridged example. Other uses are also discussed. /Author/

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: pp 14-21
  • Monograph Title: Bridge Engineering. Volume 1
  • Serial:

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00183742
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309026962
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Dec 3 1978 12:00AM