MONITORED DECISIONS

The integration of data from long-term monitoring into the design process is necessary to provide a basis for future decisions and to maintain a facility in a functional state consistent with its intended purpose. There must be a planned approach to decision making over time that draws on long-term field meaasurements for input, with planned analysis of the measurements and appropriate contingent actions. A montiored decision process provides a means to acquire knowledge, be innovative, and mitigate adverse relationships between parties involved in the ownership, construction, and operation of a facility. Case histories are described that illustrate the benefits that can be attained from application of the method. The paper presents a framework for monitored decisions, and shows how such decisions can be most beneficial for infrastructure nearing the end of its design life. Concerns with monitored decisions are also discussed.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • D'Appolonia, E
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 4-34
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Decision making; Infrastructure; Monitoring
• Old TRIS Terms: Monitored decisions
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Geotechnology; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491120
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM