Paper ID#: 98

Paper Title: Framework for a Web-based Intelligent Infrastructure Asset Management System

Primary Author: G.W. Flintsch

Abstract Text : Pavement Management Systems (PMS) provided the framework for the development of infrastructure management systems. Under the leadership of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), infrastructure management has further evolved into asset management, adding two new dimensions to the traditional approach: integration and business-like objectives. The paper makes the case that systematic asset management is today's best approach for balancing growing demands, aging infrastructure, and constrained resources, and that asset management can greatly benefit from the application of novel artificial intelligence and information technologies. Some of the information management and analysis tools that have enabled the developments in infrastructure management are discussed. The incorporation of these technologies into the decision-making process of how to maintain our transportation infrastructure systems is expected to provide a more efficient method for their intelligent renewal, which is instrumental in accommodating for the increasing demands of the next century. The framework for developing and implementing Web-based intelligent infrastructure asset management systems is presented.