Integrating disaster management planning into road infrastructure asset management

Abstract

Climate change presents challenges for road infrastructure asset managers, with uncertainty about the impacts of increasingly frequent and intense disasters on asset functionality and lifespan. Budgeting for disaster response and recovery is improving; however, there are calls for more evidence to support budget allocations. This exploratory study aimed to create a systematic approach for integrating climate-related disaster risks within road asset evaluation, towards improving the evidence-base for capital works and maintenance budgets. It involved a systematic literature review of 63 research papers about resilient road infrastructure, followed by sense-checking key findings through eight semi-structured interviews with road asset management experts from the Australian government and industry. The authors present a set of 15 parameters for evaluating road infrastructure resilience, within four commonly used asset management categories: robustness, redundancy, resourcefulness and rapidity. These are placed within a disaster management planning framework for resilient road infrastructure outcomes, with the key parameters matched to the commonly used disaster management phases of ‘Prevent, Prepare, Respond, Recover’. The parameters and the framework have immediate use for road infrastructure asset managers, providing clear decision-support regarding what data are important to collect and analyse and at what time, to inform capital works and maintenance budgets.

A Comprehensive Approach to Earthquake-Resilient Infrastructure: Integrating Maintenance with Seismic Fragility Curves

“…Maintenance activities include routine inspections, required repairs and replacements, and upgrades to maintain the structural integrity, reliability, and performance of the infrastructure system. Several studies have explored different aspects of infrastructure maintenance, including planning and scheduling [26,27], maintenance expenditures [28,29], maintenance practice challenges [30], monitoring, and climate-related disaster planning in asset management [31].…”

Gerenciamento e planejamento de projetos de infraestrutura rodoviária em BIM com o foco na gestão de produção e integração de ativos

“…A infraestrutura de transportes no Brasil se configura como elemento primordial para o fomento do desenvolvimento socio-econômico, caracterizando-se por uma extensa malha rodoviária que propicia a integração nacional. Em face deste cenário estratégico, a aplicação de tecnologias avançadas na gestão de ativos é um agente propulsor para a maior eficácia no planejamento, otimização operacional, implementação de manutenção preventiva e facilitação do processo decisório [1]- [4]. No epicentro destes avanços, o Building Information Modeling (BIM) figura como uma metodologia inovadora, conferindo expressivos avanços à gestão de projetos de infraestrutura [5].…”

Exploring the Role of Digital Infrastructure Asset Management Tools for Resilient Linear Infrastructure Outcomes in Cities and Towns: A Systematic Literature Review

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