Infrastructure Management: Integrating Design, Construction, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Renovation [Hardcover]

W. Ronald Hudson (Author), Waheed Uddin (Author), Ralph C. Haas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

This edition demonstrates various infrastructure management tools and techniques for application to roads, bridges, airports, utility services, water and waste water facilities, parks, buildings, and sports complexes. It integrates planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation and renovation along with life-cycle, decision support systems, database management, analysis and modelling. Examples and case studies are included throughout.

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Everything you need to successfully manage infrastructure facilities--from roads to sports complexes. Learn how to prevent or reverse costly deterioration of infrastructure caused by decay, aging, and heavy usage. This comprehensive guide gives you all the tools and techniques for effectively managing roads, bridges, airports, utility services, water and waste facilities, parks, buildings, and sports complexes. The book shows you how to maintain the infrastructure throughout the service life of a facility--and offers a framework for infrastructure management which integrates all planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and renovation issues. Enhanced with detailed examples and case studies, Infrastructure Management provides you with proven methods for: Database management, analysis, and modeling; Collecting inventory, physical, and historical data; In-service monitoring and data evaluation; Performance modeling and failure analysis; Quality control in design and construction; Life-cycle cost and benefit analysis. You'll also discover how to use new concrete and composite materials. . .develop timely maintenance and rehabilitation strategies. . .and establish clear priorities in your infrastructure management plan.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070308950
• ISBN-13: 978-0070308954
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,577,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Public Infrastructure Management, January 13, 2001

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This review is from: Infrastructure Management: Integrating Design, Construction, Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Renovation (Hardcover)

This book provides a helpful tool in trying to understand how the public infrastructure works for us. It stresses how important organization of information is when dealing with a system this large with many integral pieces. Without public infrastructure in this day and age, where would we be? As an example, we often take our roadways for granted. But we never stop to think about how much work is involved in maintaing them, the volume of materials needed, and where the funding comes from. Without coordination and a strong infrastructure management database system, upkeep of important public infrastructure on a daily basis would never be possible. This book put an interesting perspective on how the puzzle is put together.