Infrastructure Management systems
TERM PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
Overview:
Thecourse’smainfocusisonmanaginginfrastructureassetssystems.Thismanagementcoversdifferentphasesduringanassetslifecycle,thelongestofwhichistheoperationphase.Inthisphasetheassetisbeingoperated,maintainedandrehabilitated.Managingthisphasereliesheavilyondifferentperformancemodelsanddecisionsupporttools.
Youareaskedtoworkindividuallytowardschoosingoneofthefourmainassetsaddressedduringthiscourse(roads/highways,bridges,freshwaternetworksandwastewaternetworks)andresearchingemergingperformancemodels.
Inamoredetaileddescription,youarerequiredtoexplorecrediblesourcesandlocateemergingperformancemodels.Forthelocatedmodels,youarerequiredtoreview,organize,summarizeandexploretheadvantagesandlimitationsofeachofthesemodels.Thesemodelscouldbeformodellingconditiondeterioration,risk,failureprobability,levelorqualityofservice,functionality,remaininglife,oranysimilarperformanceaspect.CrediblesourcesincludebutarenotlimitedtoASCEJournalsforConstructionEngineeringandManagement,PerformanceofConstructedFacilities,PipelinesSystemEngineering,BridgeEngineering,andInfrastructureSystems.
Thisprojectisworth20%ofthetotalcoursegrade.Arubricwillbeprovidedtoclearlystatehowthegradesareallocatedtodifferentcomponentsofthereport,andwhattherequirementsforthefullgradeare.Anexampletableofcontentsmightalsobeprovidedasaguide.
Submittals:
Aprofessionalreport(andmaybeapresentation)willberequiredbyeachstudent.Thereports(andthepresentationifrequired)mustbesubmittedby10:00amonSunday,April9th,inhardcopyandthroughturnitin.com