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Lemer, editors." 300 $aCommittee chairman: James P. Gould. 300 $aFunding was provided by the National Science Foundation. 311 $a0-309-05144-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aToward Infrastructure Improvement -- Copyright -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SYSTEM -- INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND THE NSF'S ROLE -- NICHE OPPORTUNITIES -- RESEARCH LEADING TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE STUDY AND ITS ORIGIN -- THE SCOPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE BENEFITS OF INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH -- GUIDING PRINCIPLES -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- NOTES -- 2 THE CONTEXT AND STATUS OF U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH -- U.S. SPENDING ON INFRASTRUCTURE R& -- D -- RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS -- Government Laboratories -- Academic Institutions -- Professional, Industry, And Trade Institutes -- International Activities -- PRIOR STUDIES OF RESEARCH NEEDS -- THE NSF'S ROLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH -- THE NICHE AREAS -- NOTES -- 3 Systems Life-Cycle Management -- INFRASTRUCTURE DEMAND AND SERVICE-LIFE MANAGEMENT -- Issues Of Public Goods Demand, Prices, And Costs -- Managing Derived Demand -- Infrastructure As A Life-Cycle Production Process -- Assessing Consequences Of Materials Innovation -- TOTAL SYSTEM INVENTORY, MONITORING, AND MANAGEMENT -- Analytical Inventories Of Infrastructure Systems -- Statistical Analyses And Benchmarking5 of Infrastructure -- Deviations-Detection Systems For Public Health And Safety -- Quicker Response Infrastructure Management -- Infrastructure Junction Points And Common-Use Corridors -- Private And Public Interface In Infrastructure -- STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL INFLUENCES -- Shifts In Design And Management Objectives -- New Approaches To Siting And Technology Decisions -- NOTES -- 4 ANALYSIS AND DECISION TOOLS -- SYSTEMS MODELS -- Ex Post Analysis Of Planning And Design Methods -- Demand/Capacity Analysis -- FASTER INTEGRATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO DESIGN PRACTICE. 327 $aANTICIPATING CONSEQUENCES OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS -- Construction Effects On Lifeline Systems -- Emergency Infrastructure Operations Procedures -- 5 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT -- ADVANCED DATA ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT METHODS -- Remote-Satellite Imagery -- Improved Use of SCADA -- NETWORK ANALYSIS METHODS -- Aggregation And Disaggregation Methods -- Intermodal Interactions -- EDUCATION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT -- Using Information Highways -- Uses of Multi-Media -- NOTE -- 6 CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING TECHNOLOGY -- NONDISRUPTIVE, NONDESTRUCTIVE, CONDITION-MONITORING TECHNIQUES -- Structural Assessment -- Site Characterization -- SYSTEM-WIDE CONDITION ASSESSMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUALS -- Chemical Grouting -- Management of Infrastructure Waste and Residuals -- NOTES -- 7 SCIENCE OF MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND DETERIORATION -- HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS -- Polymers -- Geosynthetics -- Other High-Performance Material Applications -- CHARACTERIZATION OF DAMAGE, DETERIORATION, AND AGING -- Limit States And Failure Criteria -- Time-Dependent Deformation And Strength -- Cost-Effectiveness Assessment -- NOTES -- 8 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES -- HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES -- Improved Information Exchange -- Off-Site Pre-Fabrication -- Resource Scheduling -- CONSTRUCTION WASTE DISPOSAL -- Dredge Spoil -- Characterization and Assessment of Contaminated Sites -- Dry Construction Waste -- UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION -- Automated Tunneling -- Trenchless Technology -- Hazards Mitigation -- Construction Effects on Adjacent Facilities -- CONSTRUCTION SAFETY -- REHABILITATION AND RETROFIT -- System Isolation -- Access to Degraded Segments -- DECOMMISSIONING -- Temporary Facilities -- Network Devolution -- PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- Contracting Practices -- Project Management Tools -- NOTES. 327 $a9 TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT -- ACHIEVING HIGH PERFORMANCE -- Defining and Measuring Performance -- Incorporating Externalities -- Emergency Procedures -- TECHNOLOGY ADAPTATION TO INFRASTRUCTURE -- Technology Compatibility Assessment -- Analysis of Technology Markets -- INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES TO INNOVATION -- Criteria and Standards -- Impact of Procurement Methods -- Performance/Cost Trade-Offs Under Uncertainty -- RESEARCH-TO-INNOVATION PROCESS -- NOTES -- 10 RESEARCH LEADING TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- Acronyms -- A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF -- STAFF -- B PROSPECTUS -- A STUDY OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- NOTES -- C WORKSHOP ON INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH NEEDS JUNE 2-3, 1993 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- CHAIRMAN -- MEMBERS -- INVITED GUESTS -- STAFF -- D METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY -- E SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES -- DIGITAL CONTROLS AND "INTELLIGENT" URBAN AREAS -- PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PRODUCTION -- PNEUMATIC TUBE TRANSPORT -- SUPERCONDUCTIVITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS -- 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