TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of a drainage information, analysis and management system
AU - Meegoda, J. N.
AU - Juliano, T. M.
AU - Potts, L.
AU - Tang, C.
AU - Marhaba, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was sponsored by a research contract from the NJDOT (FHWA-NJ-2012-010). The contents of this paper reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of NJIT, NJDOT, or FHWA. This paper does not constitute a standard, specification or regulation. The authors wish to acknowledge the support of their NJDOT customers Ms. Nancy Ciaruffoli and Mr. Richard M. Shaw, and the efforts of their NJDOT project manager Ms. Stefanie Potapa, and also the contributions of NJDOT manager of the Bureau of Research Ms. Camille Crichton-Sumners, and Mr. Sim Liu in NJDOT Maintenance Department, Dr. George Guo in Rutgers University and Mr. Hadi Pezeshki in FHWA.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors
PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - An integrated drainage information, analysis and management system (DIAMS) was developed and implemented for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The purpose of the DIAMS is to provide a useful tool for managers to evaluate drainage infrastructure, to facilitate the determination of the present costs of preserving those infrastructures, and to make decisions regarding the optimal use of their infrastructure budgets. The impetus for DIAMS is the culvert information management system (CIMS), which is developed to manage the data for culvert pipes. DIAMS maintains and summarizes accumulated inspection data for all types of drainage infrastructure assets, including pipes, inlet/outlet structures, outfalls and manufactured treatment devices. DIAMS capabilities include identifying drainage infrastructure, maintaining inspection history, mapping locations, predicting service life based on the current condition states, and assessing present asset value. It also includes unit cost values of 72 standard items to estimate the current cost for new assets with the ability to adjust for future inflation. In addition, DIAMS contains several different repair, rehabilitation and replacement options to remedy the drainage infrastructure. DIAMS can analyze asset information and determine decisions to inspect, rehabilitate, replace or do nothing at the project and network levels by comparing costs with risks and failures. Costs may be optimized to meet annual maintenance budget allocations by prioritizing drainage infrastructure needing inspection, cleaning and repair. DIAMS functional modules include vendor data uploading, asset identification, system administration and financial analysis. Among the significant performance feature of DIAMS is its proactive nature, which affords decision makers the means of conducting a comprehensive financial analysis to determine the optimal proactive schedule for the proper maintenance actions and to prioritize them accordingly. Benefits of DIAMS include long-term savings that accrue by adopting optimized preventive maintenance strategies and facilitating compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and federal storm water regulations.
AB - An integrated drainage information, analysis and management system (DIAMS) was developed and implemented for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The purpose of the DIAMS is to provide a useful tool for managers to evaluate drainage infrastructure, to facilitate the determination of the present costs of preserving those infrastructures, and to make decisions regarding the optimal use of their infrastructure budgets. The impetus for DIAMS is the culvert information management system (CIMS), which is developed to manage the data for culvert pipes. DIAMS maintains and summarizes accumulated inspection data for all types of drainage infrastructure assets, including pipes, inlet/outlet structures, outfalls and manufactured treatment devices. DIAMS capabilities include identifying drainage infrastructure, maintaining inspection history, mapping locations, predicting service life based on the current condition states, and assessing present asset value. It also includes unit cost values of 72 standard items to estimate the current cost for new assets with the ability to adjust for future inflation. In addition, DIAMS contains several different repair, rehabilitation and replacement options to remedy the drainage infrastructure. DIAMS can analyze asset information and determine decisions to inspect, rehabilitate, replace or do nothing at the project and network levels by comparing costs with risks and failures. Costs may be optimized to meet annual maintenance budget allocations by prioritizing drainage infrastructure needing inspection, cleaning and repair. DIAMS functional modules include vendor data uploading, asset identification, system administration and financial analysis. Among the significant performance feature of DIAMS is its proactive nature, which affords decision makers the means of conducting a comprehensive financial analysis to determine the optimal proactive schedule for the proper maintenance actions and to prioritize them accordingly. Benefits of DIAMS include long-term savings that accrue by adopting optimized preventive maintenance strategies and facilitating compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and federal storm water regulations.
KW - Condition assessment
KW - Data collection
KW - Financial analysis
KW - Inspection
KW - Inventory
KW - Pipe
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jtte.2017.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jtte.2017.03.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85015443903
SN - 2095-7564
VL - 4
SP - 165
EP - 177
JO - Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
JF - Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
IS - 2
ER -