Infrastructure Condition Assessment : Art, Science, and Practice

This proceedings contain papers presented at a conference sponsored by the Facilities Management Committee of the Urban Transportation Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers held in Boston, Massachusetts, August 25-27, 1997. It covers eight broad topics concerning infrastructure condition assessment: 1) database modeling; 2) condition data collection; 3) dynamic evaluation techniques; 4) nondestructive evaluation techniques; 5) inspection; 6) ratings and standards; 7) decision making systems; and 8) case studies on infrastructure management.