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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Latest Tools and Techniques for Managing Infrastructure AssetsFully updated throughout, this practical resource provides a proven, cost-effective infrastructureasset management framework that integrates planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation. Public Infrastructure Asset Management,Second Edition, describes the most current methodologies for effectively managing roads, bridges, airports, utility services, water and waste facilities, parks, public buildings, and sports complexes. This comprehensive guide covers information management and decision support systems, including proprietary solutions and new technological developments such ascloud storage. The book discusses total quality management, economics, life-cycle analysis, and maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction programming. Up-to-date examples and real-world case studies illustrate the practical applications of the concepts presented in this thoroughly revised reference. This new edition features: Planning, needs assessment, and performance indicators Database management, data needs, and analysis Inventory, historical, and environmental data In-service monitoring and evaluation data Performance modeling and failure analysis Design for infrastructure service life Construction Maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction strategies, policies, and treatment alternatives Dealing with new or alternate concepts Prioritization, optimization, and work programs Integrated infrastructure asset management systems Visual IMS: an illustrative infrastructure management system and applications Available asset management system and commercial off-the-shelf providers Benefits of implementing an asset management system Sustainability, environmental stewardship, and asset management Future directions for infrastructure asset management

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Author:   Waheed Uddin ,  W. Hudson ,  Ralph Haas ,  Ralph Haas
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.866kg
ISBN:  

9780071820110

ISBN 10:   0071820116
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   16 September 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Part 1 The Challenge of Managing Infrastructure 1 The Big Picture 1.1 Infrastructure and Society 1.2 Infrastructure Definition 1.3 Historical Overview of Infrastructure Development 1.4 Infrastructure Assets 1.5 Life-Cycle Analysis in Planning and Design 1.6 Magnitude of Infrastructure “Crisis” 1.7 Maintenance, Preservation, and Innovation Challenges 1.8 Infrastructure Asset Management—An Integrated Approach 1.9 References 2 Framework for Infrastructure Asset Management 2.1 Background 2.2 Key Issues for Infrastructure Asset Management 2.3 Application of Systems Methodology 2.4 Development of an Infrastructure Asset Management System 2.5 Life-Cycle Analysis Concept 2.6 References 3 Planning, Needs Assessment, and Performance Indicators 3.1 Infrastructure Planning 3.2 Examples of Planning Studies 3.3 Life-Cycle Management 3.4 Infrastructure Service Life 3.5 Infrastructure Needs Assessment 3.6 Infrastructure Performance 3.7 References Part 2 Information Management and Decision Support Systems 4 Database Management, Data Needs, Analysis 4.1 Overview of Information Management 4.2 Database Development and Management 4.3 Data Needs 4.4 Analysis and Modeling Techniques 4.5 Database Security 4.6 Data-Quality Control and Quality-Assurance Issues 4.7 References 5 Inventory, Historical, and Environmental Data 5.1 Infrastructure Asset Management Data Needs 5.2 Network Partitioning and Inventory Data 5.3 Technologies for Inventory and Historic Data Collection 5.4 Inventory Data Collection and Processing 5.5 Institutional Issues 5.6 Examples of Inventory-Data Systems for Transportation Assets 5.7 Example of Transportation-Safety Assets 5.8 Example of Inventory Data for Buildings 5.9 References 6 In-Service Monitoring and Evaluation Data 6.1 In-Service Evaluation Data Needs 6.2 In-Service Evaluation of Physical Assets 6.3 Technologies for In-Service Monitoring and Evaluation 6.4 Inspection, Photographic, and Optical Evaluation 6.5 Nondestructive and Noncontact Structural Evaluation 6.6 Combined Evaluation Data 6.7 Institutional Issues 6.8 References 7 Uses of Monitoring Data and Examples of In-Service Evaluation 7.1 In-Service Evaluation of Road and Airport Pavements 7.2 In-Service Evaluation of Railroad Tracks 7.3 In-Service Evaluation of Underground Utilities 7.4 Evaluation of Bridges 7.5 Evaluation of Water Pipelines 7.6 Evaluation of Gas Pipelines 7.7 Evaluation of Buildings 7.8 Landuse Evaluation for Heat-Island Effects and Flood Risk Assessment 7.9 References 8 Performance Modeling and Failure Analysis 8.1 Performance Evaluation 8.2 Performance Modeling 8.3 Failure Analysis 8.4 Summary 8.5 References Part 3 Concepts of Total Quality Management 9 Design for Infrastructure Service Life 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Design Objectives and Constraints 9.3 Design Framework and Components 9.4 Design Effectiveness 9.5 Value-Engineering Applications in Design 9.6 Summary 9.7 References 10 Construction 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Construction as Related to Other Phases of Management 10.3 Constructability 10.4 Construction Quality Control and Quality Assurance 10.5 New Technologies in Construction Management 10.6 Summary 10.7 References 11 Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Strategies, Including Operations 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Definitions 11.3 Maintainability 11.4 Trade-Offs among Design Objectives in Relation to Maintenance 11.5 Rehabilitation 11.6 Reliability-Centered Maintenance 11.7 Maintenance Management 11.8 Operations as a Part of Infrastructure Management 11.9 References 12 Dealing with New or Alternate Concepts 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Examples of New Material Usage 12.3 Handling Diminishing Resources 12.4 Considering New Methods and Materials for Infrastructure Use 12.5 Dealing with Shrinking Natural-Aggregate Sources 12.6 Energy-Related Issues 12.7 Summary 12.8 References Part 4 Economics, Life-Cycle Analysis, and M,R&R Programming 13 Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Policies and Treatment Alternatives 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Maintenance Management Systems 13.3 Private Contracts for Maintenance 13.4 Identifying M,R&R Alternative Treatment Policies 13.5 Example M,R&R Treatment Alternatives for Roads 13.6 Example M,R&R Alternatives for Water Mains 13.7 Example M,R&R Alternatives for Sewer Mains 13.8 Example M,R&R Alternatives for Buildings 13.9 Evaluating the Effectiveness of M,R&R Alternatives 13.10 Collection and Reporting of M,R&R Data 13.11 Recognizing Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability 13.12 Summary 13.13 References 14 Life-Cycle Cost and Benefit Analysis 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Basic Principles 14.3 Cost and Benefit Factors 14.4 Analysis or Life-Cycle Period 14.5 Discount Rate, Interest Rate, and Inflation 14.6 Salvage or Residual Value 14.7 Methods of Economic Analysis 14.8 Selecting an Appropriate Economic Analysis Method 14.9 Effect of Discount Rate 14.10 Application to Transportation and Built Infrastructure 14.11 Application to Water and Sewer Mains 14.12 Application to Buildings and Land-Use Changes 14.13 Summary 14.14 References 15 Prioritization, Optimization, and Work Programs 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Framework for Prioritization: From Simple Ranking to Multifactor Optimization 15.3 Priority Analysis Methods 15.4 Budgeting and Financial Planning Issues 15.5 Budget Allocation Issues 15.6 Financing Models 15.7 Work Programs 15.8 Institutional Issues 15.9 References Part 5 IAMS Development and Implementation, Examples 16 Concept of Integrated Infrastructure Asset Management Systems 16.1 Background 16.2 Framework of Integrated Systems 16.3 Common Aspects of Management Systems 16.4 Common Aspects of PMS and BMS 16.5 State-Level Management Systems 16.6 Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Systems 16.7 Unitized Facilities Management Systems 16.8 Implementation and Institutional Issues 16.9 Outline of a Comprehensive IIAMS 16.10 Smaller Agency Case Studies 16.11 Summary 16.12 References 17 Visual IMS: An Illustrative Infrastructure Management System and Applications 17.1 Introduction 17.2 General Description of Visual IMS 17.3 Analytical Operation of Visual IMS 17.4 Visualizing/Mapping Operation of Visual IMS 17.5 Hardware, Operating System, and Memory 17.6 User Training 17.7 Application of Working Infrastructure Management Systems 17.8 References 18 Available Asset Management System and Commercial Off-the-Shelf Providers 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Review of COTS Asset Management Software 18.3 References 19 Benefits of Implementing an AMS 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Sources of Concern on Asset Management 19.3 Costs Related to AMS 19.4 Benefits Associated with AMS 19.5 Evaluation Methodologies 19.6 Summary 19.7 References 20 Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship, and Asset Management 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Sustainability Related to Climate Change Adaptations 20.3 Environmental Stewardship 20.4 Incorporating Sustainability and Environmental Concerns into Asset Management 20.5 Summary 20.6 References 21 Future Directions for Infrastructure Asset Management 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Advances in Technology to Assist the AMS Process 21.3 Improvements in AMS Resulting from Its Continued Use 21.4 Advances Made Possible by the Broader Use of AMS 21.5 Better Education, Implementation, and Adaptation of AMS 21.6 Improvement in Technologies 21.7 Summary Acronyms Index

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WAHEED UDDIN is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology (CAIT) at The University of Mississippi. Previously, a pavement expert for the United Nations, Dr. Uddin has contributed to highway and airport infrastructure management projects in the U.S. and many countries abroad. A pioneer in airborne laser mapping and satellite imagery applications in transportation and disaster impact assessment, Dr. Uddin is co-author of Infrastructure Management. W. RONALD HUDSON is the Dewitt C Greer Centennial Professor of Civil Engineering Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin and Senior Consultant AgileAssets, Inc. A pioneer in developing and applying management systems to pavements, bridges, and other civil infrastructure assets, Dr. Hudson is co-author of Modern Pavement Management and Infrastructure Management. RALPH C.G. HAAS is the Norman W. McLeod Engineering Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He holds country's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada and the highest academic honor, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. An innovator in pavement design and civil infrastructure management systems, Dr. Haas is co-author of Modern Pavement Management and Infrastructure Management.

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