PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-13-0010
Project Name:	Application of Risk-Based Life-Cycle Cost/Benefits Analysis in Design Process to Achieve Intended Service Life
Status:	Proposed
Contact:	Last Name: Lane First Name: Susan Telephone: 202-493-3151 E-mail: susan.lane@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Infrastructure Management Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	To better understand risk-based life-cycle costing for bridges, and to provide a risk-based life-cycle cost analysis tool so that bridge owners may conduct these analyses for their bridge projects.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	December 31, 2013
End Date:	December 31, 2018
Funding Amount:	$0.00
FHWA Program Name:	IRT (Infrastructure Research and Technology)
Goals:	To better understand risk-based life-cycle costing for bridges, and to provide a risk-based life-cycle cost analysis tool so that bridge owners may conduct these analyses for their bridge projects.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Applied Research
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	; Role(s): Technical
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Better understanding of risk-based life-cycle cost analyses for bridges, and a tool for performing risk-based life-cycle cost analyses for bridges.
Deliverables:	1. Name: Final report on risk-based life-cycle cost analysis for bridges. Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: Report on risk-based life-cycle cost analysis for bridges. Audiences: Steel Industry, Academics, Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, City and county agencies, Concrete industry, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Local bridge owners, Implementers, Long Term Bridge Performance Stakeholders, Other highway agencies, Metropolitan planning organizations, Researchers, State departments of transportation, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: , Design engineers 2. Name: Tool for conducting risk-based life-cycle cost analyses for bridges. Product Type(s): Software Description: Tool for conducting risk-based life-cycle cost analyses for bridges. Audiences: Steel Industry, Academics, Bridge design professionals, Bridge owners, City and county agencies, Concrete industry, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Local bridge owners, Implementers, Long Term Bridge Performance Stakeholders, Metropolitan planning organizations, Other highway agencies, Researchers, State departments of transportation, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: , Design engineers
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Asset Management Roads and Bridges--Construction and Project Management Roads and Bridges--Design Roads and Bridges--Major Projects Roads and Bridges--National Highway System Roads and Bridges--Planning Roads and Bridges--Structures
TRT Terms:	Costs Bridges Design Construction Infrastructure Research Project Management
FHWA Disciplines:	Construction and Project Management Design Financial Management Program and Management Analysis Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Construction Design Economics Maintenance and Preservation Materials Research