Application of Machine Learning within an Asset Management Framework for Realizing the Impact of Trenching in Urban Environments
Publication: Geo-Congress 2024
ABSTRACT
Functionality and serviceability of surface and buried infrastructure play a fundamental role in modern living standards. A substantial portion of urban utilities are buried under the pavements; replacement and maintenance of which require extensive streetworks with both short- and long-term costs. This study proposes an asset management framework to estimate the direct and indirect costs of trenching operations using digital technologies including condition monitoring, image processing, big data collection, and analysis using machine learning techniques. The framework’s cost model element was initially developed using the existing literature, which would then be updated with collected data. This would allow the asset owners to estimate the long-term costs of the trenching method to inform their decision making. Application of the existing technologies was demonstrated through a case study. The framework can ultimately inform data-driven decision-making and supporting sustainable and effective urban infrastructure management practices.
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Geo-Congress 2024
Pages: 464 - 474
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Published online: Feb 22, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Asset management
- Benefit cost ratios
- Building management
- Business management
- Case studies
- Computer programming
- Computing in civil engineering
- Decision making
- Engineering fundamentals
- Financial management
- Infrastructure
- Methodology (by type)
- Practice and Profession
- Research methods (by type)
- Serviceability
- Urban and regional development
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