Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it?

John Bennetts; Paul Vardanega; Colin Taylor; Stephen Denton

doi:10.1680/tfitsi.61279.531

Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it?

John Bennetts, Paul Vardanega^*, Colin Taylor, Stephen Denton

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Abstract

The organisations responsible for managing bridge assets in the United Kingdom collect large quantities of data on their bridges. A primary aspiration in the collection of asset data is that it can be processed into useful information that can inform decisions about future management of structures and enhance industry best practice. To enable this, bridge managers must take care to specify appropriate parameters to be recorded, in conjunction with a practical recording interval. In addition, the design of data collection and recording processes is key to ensuring that the data obtained can be transformed into useable information. This study draws on perspectives from a series of interviews with key agents involved in the management of bridges in the United Kingdom. The paper explores the nature of the data that is collected, and how this data is currently used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016
Editors	R J Mair, K Soga, Y Jin, A K Parlikad, J M Schooling
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing)
Pages	531-536
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780727761279
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/tfitsi.61279.531
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2016
Event	2016 International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, ICSIC 2016 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jun 2016 → 29 Jun 2016

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Conference	2016 International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, ICSIC 2016
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	27/06/16 → 29/06/16

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Bennetts, J., Vardanega, P., Taylor, C., & Denton, S. (2016). Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it? In R. J. Mair, K. Soga, Y. Jin, A. K. Parlikad, & J. M. Schooling (Eds.), Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016 (pp. 531-536). Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing). https://doi.org/10.1680/tfitsi.61279.531

Bennetts, John ; Vardanega, Paul ; Taylor, Colin et al. / Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it?. Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016. editor / R J Mair ; K Soga ; Y Jin ; A K Parlikad ; J M Schooling. London : Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), 2016. pp. 531-536

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Bennetts, J, Vardanega, P , Taylor, C & Denton, S 2016, Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it? in RJ Mair, K Soga, Y Jin, AK Parlikad & JM Schooling (eds), Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016. Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), London, pp. 531-536, 2016 International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, ICSIC 2016, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 27/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1680/tfitsi.61279.531

Bridge data – what do we collect and how do we use it? / Bennetts, John; Vardanega, Paul ; Taylor, Colin et al.
Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information: Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 27-29 June 2016. ed. / R J Mair; K Soga; Y Jin; A K Parlikad; J M Schooling. London: Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), 2016. p. 531-536.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)