Guidelines for Certification and Management of Flexible Rockfall Protection Systems

Summary

Subjects addressed:

Life Cycle Costing/Economic Analysis, Maintenance and Preservation, Performance Measurement and Management

Topics addressed:

Asset Management Plans

Asset types addressed:

General, Pavement, Traffic Barriers

Detail

Title: Guidelines for Certification and Management of Flexible Rockfall Protection Systems
Resource type: Website
Year published: 2013
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
URL: http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/trbnetprojectdisplay.asp?projectid=2985
Abstract:

The objective of this research is to produce a guidebook on flexible rockfall protection systems for transportation agencies that addresses the following: Inspection, maintenance, and repair procedures for flexible rockfall protection systems (e.g., drapes, pinned mesh, attenuators, and barriers); Testing, approval, and certification methodologies, as well as proposed performance-based specifications for flexible rockfall fence systems and components thereof; Development of an asset management plan, including long-term performance and condition measures; and establishment of critical factors and key components in determining estimates of future performance, life-cycle cost, and cost/benefit analysis for maintenance, repair, or replacement decisions for flexible rockfall protection systems; and Creation of a database capable of recording and suitable for analyzing the asset management plan information for flexible rockfall protection systems.

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