AN ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR DRAINAGE …

1 AN ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CULVERTS Project 06-08 June 2008 Midwest Regional university Transportation Center College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering university of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin, Madison Authors: Mohammad Najafi, Sam Salem, Deepak Bhattachar, Baris Salman, Rahul Patil The university of Texas at Arlington, Texas (CUIRE) and university of cincinnati , Ohio Principal Investigator: Dr. Mohammad Najafi Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The university of Texas at Arlington Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Sam Salem Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, university of cincinnati ii iii 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient s Catalog No. CFDA 5. Report Date June, 2008 4. Title and Subtitle An ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH for DRAINAGE infrastructures & Culverts 6.

2 Performing Organization Code 7. Author/s Mohammad Najafi, , , Sam Salem, , , Deepak Bhattachar, , Baris Salman, Student, Rahul Patil, , and Diego Calderon, 8. Performing Organization Report No. MRUTC 04-01 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Midwest Regional university Transportation Center university of Wisconsin-Madison 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 11. Contract or Grant No. 0092-07-19 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report [07/01/2005 6/30/2008] 12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address Wisconsin Department of Transportation Hill Farms State Transportation Building 4802 Sheboygan Avenue Madison, WI 53707 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 15. Supplementary Notes Project completed for the Midwest Regional university Transportation Center with support from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 16. Abstract DRAINAGE infrastructure systems (culvert, storm sewer, outfall and related DRAINAGE elements) are mostly buried underground and are in need of special attention in terms of proactive/preventive ASSET MANAGEMENT strategy.

3 DRAINAGE infrastructure systems represent an integral portion of roadway assets that routinely require inspection, maintenance, repair and renewal. Further challenges are the wide geospatial distribution of these infrastructure assets and environmental exposure. There has been considerable research conducted on culverts, but mostly looked at the problem from a traditional structural/geotechnical perspective. ASSET MANAGEMENT procedures for culverts and DRAINAGE infrastructure systems are complex issues, and can benefit a great deal from an optimal ASSET MANAGEMENT program that draws from programs pertaining to buried pipes. The first and most important step in an ASSET MANAGEMENT initiative is the establishment of mechanism for ASSET inventory and ASSET conditions in a format compatible with the routine procedures of field operators and inspectors.

4 The first objective of this research project was to develop field protocols and operational business rules for inventory data collection and MANAGEMENT and inspection of DRAINAGE infrastructures in terms of types of data to be collected, frequency of inspection, and analysis and reporting mechanisms. After review of these protocols by the project oversight committee, a pilot study was conducted to verify efficiency of their implementation. The condition assessment protocol introduced is useful in evaluating the overall condition of culverts and can be used for decision making regarding the repair, renewal or replacement of culverts. For the second objective of this project, investigators examined the inventory and inspection protocols employed by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and developed a decision support platform, which establishes a link between the inspection results and appropriate repair, renewal and replacement procedures.

5 After applying the recommended procedures, the transportation agencies can better track the conditions of culverts thereby reducing the risks of culvert failures. 17. Key Words Culverts, ASSET MANAGEMENT , Condition Assessment, Inventory Inspection, Decision Support System (DSS) 18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This report is available through the Transportation Research Information Services of the National Transportation Library. 19. Security Classification (of this report) Unclassified 20. Security Classification (of this page) Unclassified 21. No. Of Pages 271 22. Price -0- iv v DISCLAIMER This research was funded by the Midwest Regional university Transportation Center. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation, university Transportation Centers Program, in the interest of information exchange.

6 The Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Midwest Regional university Transportation Center, the university of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, or the USDOT s RITA at the time of publication. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade and manufacturers names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the subject of the document. vi vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was performed under MRUTC 06-08 by Michigan State university (prime contractor), in association with the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) at The university of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and the university of cincinnati , Ohio (UC).

7 Dr. Mohammad Najafi (CUIRE at UTA) was the principal investigator and Dr. Sam Salem (UC) was the co-principal investigator. The coauthors for the report were Mr. Deepak Bhattachar (CUIRE), Mr. Baris Salman (UC) and Mr. Rahul Patil (CUIRE). We are grateful to the Midwest Regional university Transportation Center (MRUTC) at the university of Wisconsin--Madison for generously taking the lead in providing funding for this project. The work would not have been possible without a grant from MRUTC. Michigan Department of Transportation and Ohio Department of Transportation provided matching funds, leadership and advice for this project. We would like to thank Dr. Ronald Harichandran, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State university for his leadership and support of this research program.

8 This report would not have been possible without support and help of many people. Special thanks goes to Dr. Teresa Adams, Director and Principal Investigator, Midwest Regional university Transportation Center (MRUTC); Mr. Jason Bittner, Deputy Director, Midwest Regional university Transportation Center (MRUTC), Mr. Leonard Evans, Ohio Department of Transportation; Mr. Mark Dionise, Michigan Department of Transportation; and Mr. Peter Funkhouser, Division of Design & Construction, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior (formerly with Michigan Department of Transportation, and Mr. Brandon Collett, Ohio Department of Transportation. Contributions by Dr. Abdelkader Tayebi, former CUIRE research manager, are acknowledged. We would like to thank our oversight committee who assisted us and gave us feedback: Mr.)

9 Leonard Evans, Ohio Department of Transportation Mr. Shiv Gupta, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Ms. Therese Kline, Michigan Department of Transportation Mr. Dave Kozman, Product Manager, RS Lining Systems, LLC Mr. Joe Lundy, Director of Structural Product Design SCR, Hanson Pipe & Precast Mr. Terry McArthur, Senior Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc. Mr. Lynn Osborn, Insituform Technologies Dr. Larry Slavin, President, Outside Plant Consulting Services (OPCS) Mr. Steve Urda, Michigan Department of Transportation The authors also wish to express their appreciation to all those who responded to the survey questionnaires and provided feedback. We understand that their time was valuable, and we could not have accomplished this work without their input. viii We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Greg Waidley, Wisconsin Transportation Center Project Coordinator, for his cooperation, help, timely input, excellent comments and suggestions as this research project proceeded.

10 Without his help and support, we could not complete this project. Finally, we would like to thank the Contracts & Grants Administrators at Michigan State university , Ms. Suzanne Morgan, and Ms. Stacy Salisbury, who went out of their way to resolve contractual issues with the project. The work of Mr. Elvin Franklin and Ms. Barbara Wallace, contracts and grants officers at The university of Texas at Arlington, and Mr. Diego Calderon, CUIRE Research Assistant, is greatly appreciated. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .. xv LIST OF xix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..xxiii CHAPTER INTRODUCTION ..1 Introduction to Culvert ASSET 1 Objectives and 2 Background .. 3 Preserving the Deteriorating Infrastructure .. 8 Problem Area .. 9 Chapter Summary .. 10 CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW ..11 Introduction .. 11 GASB 34 .. 12 ASSET MANAGEMENT .