STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS PART OF INTEGRATED ASSET MANAGEMENT IN KENTUCKY

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has implemented an integrated highway asset management system on a statewide basis. The commercial off-the-shelf software suite used in the implementation has primary systems for bridge management, pavement management, equipment and fleet management, and maintenance management. As part of this implementation, the TRDI bridge management system, Visual/BMS, was specifically configured, through its flexible framework, for the state of Kentucky and will thus be referred to as the KYBMS. This primary asset management subsystem assists KYTC decision makers in the process of managing a population of bridges within the context of an entire roadway network. The software is a Microsoft Windows-compatible program designed as a client-server application to ideally function within a coordinated suite of transportation asset management systems. KYBMS provides extensive capabilities in the key elements of an effective BMS. These key elements include inventory, environment, and traffic data; history of construction, maintenance, and improvements; condition inspection data; database management system; data analysis capability; bridge improvement program; bridge maintenance program; and report generation. A comprehensive and easily accessible database is the foundation for the system. On the basis of these data, the analysis results can be clearly understood by many groups both inside and outside of the agency. A flexible framework permits an agency to configure the entire set of analysis and simulation models. Thus, the system may be configured and calibrated to match the agency's engineering philosophy and operating procedures. An integrated maintenance module interfaces with the MMS and provides bridge-specific maintenance recommendations and history. The KYBMS allows a wide range of predefined and user-defined reporting and graphics capabilities.

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• Authors:
  • HUDSON, S W
  • MOSER, L
  • Scheinberg, T
  • Herd, D
  • Prewitt, B
  • Watson, K
• Conference:
  • 9th International Bridge Management Conference
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 2003-4-28 to 2003-4-30
• Publication Date: 2003-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 154-175
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C049
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Bridge management systems; Calibration; Computer graphics; Configuration management; Decision making; Implementation; Maintenance management; Software
• Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Research; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941380
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: E-C049,, IBMC03-036, IBMC03-041
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 18 2003 12:00AM