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The Latest Tools and Techniques for Managing Infrastructure Assets

Fully 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

Foreword Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Part 1 The Challenge of Managing Infrastrucutre 1 The Big Picture 2 Framework for Intrastrucuture Asset Managemtn 3 Planning, Needs Assessment, and Performance Indicators Part 2 Information Management and Decision Support Systems 4 Database Management, Data Needs, Analysis 5 Inventory, Historical, and Environmental Data 6 In-Service Monitoring and Evaluation Data 7 Use of Monitoring Data and Examples 8 Performance Modeling and Failure Analysis Part 3 Concepts of Total Qyality Management 9 Design for Infrastructure Service Life 10 Construction 11 Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Strategies, Including Operations 12 Dealing with New or Alternate Concepts Part 4 Economics, Life-Cycle Analysis, and M, R&R Programming 13 Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Policies and Treatment Alternatives 14 Life-Cycle Cost and Benefit Analysis 15 Prioritization, Optimization, and Work Programs Part 5 IAMS Development and Implementation, Examples 16 concept of Integrated Infrastructure Asset Management Systems 17 Visual IMS: An Illustrative Infrastructure Management System and Applications 18 Available Asset Management System and Commercial Off-the Shelf Providers 19 Benefits of Implementing an AMS 20 Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship, and Asset Management 21 Future Directions for Infrastructure Asset Management Acronyms Index