| Transportation infrastructure assets, although often overlooked by the traveling public until failure, are vital to the everyday livelihood of America in terms of economic stability and public safety. The aging infrastructure system of the United States is driving the enhancement of current transportation asset management practices. According to the ASCE 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, there are over 607,000 bridges in the United States, 11% of which are classified as structurally deficient and 24.9% are classified as either structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or both. The Federal Highway Administration estimates that an investment of ;This thesis explores methods to improve bridge asset management through improved data management and modes of communication using bridge information modeling and digital photography. Two bridge information modeling case studies are conducted (of small and large scale) using the Autodesk product Revit. A unique modeling progression was created for the large scale case study of the Memorial Bridge as Revit is not typically used to model bridges. This progression is one of the paramount contributions to the field of civil engineering that this research has yielded. As structural health monitoring processes become more complex, bridge information models will aid researchers and inspectors collect, store, and communicate information. Adobe Acrobat is utilized to develop two interactive photo binder files of the Memorial Bridge. These simplistic Adobe Acrobat files may enable the NHDOT to improve their inspection, reporting, and tracking of maintenance activities. This research was conducted through cooperation with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, the Living Bridge Project, and Sean Burke of PMA Consultants. |
