PSI - Issue 62

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2452-3216 © 2024 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of Scientific Board Members 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.09.035 2452-3216 © 2024 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4. 0 ) Peer-review under responsibility of Scientific Board Member s 2452-3216 © 2024 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4. 0 ) Peer-review under responsibility of Scientific Board Member s II Fabre Conference – Existing bridges, viaducts and tunnels: research, innovation and applications (FABRE24) Analysis of the information flux model among all the actors involved in the use of a Bridge Management System according to Italian Guidelines: the BMS as a collaborative workplace Emerenziana Locatelli a *, Luca Proietto a a INBEE S.R.L., via Monte Sabotino, 14 – 20095 – Cusano Milanino, Italy II Fabre Conference – Existing bridges, viaducts and tunnels: research, innovation and applications (FABRE24) Analysis of the information flux model among all the actors involved in the use of a Bridge Management System according to Italian Guidelines: the BMS as a collaborative workplace Emerenziana Locatelli a *, Luca Proietto a a INBEE S.R.L., via Monte Sabotino, 14 – 20095 – Cusano Milanino, Italy Abstract Bridges are critical elements in an infrastructural system for the resilience of the transportation network. It is important to guarantee proper maintenance of these structures since they are strategic for the economic and social welfare and support access to emergency services. The adoption of Italian Guidelines for the classification, risk management, safety and monitoring of existing bridges primarily introduces common instructions in periodic bridge inspections. At the same time, they suggest the use of digital instruments to collect data derived by the application of the guidelines. Bridge Management Systems (BMS) can absolve to this requirement and represent an additional value compared to a mere digital archive. From one hand, they are a tool for bridge owners to manage information to guarantee a proper maintenance while complying with budget and founding limitations defined by the Ministry. On the other hand, technicians can exploit them for data collection during bridge inspections and in-depth structural assessment. Thus, the creation of a collaborative workplace is one of the main requirements in the construction of a valid BMS. However, the information fluxes among the subjects can be complex inside a BMS from a management point of view. For instance, BMS must be a place where technicians can insert and receive information accordingly to their task and expertise. For this reason, it is important to ensure the possibility to differentiate data access levels and associate data property and responsibility. After briefly discussing the roles of each actor - technicians, bridge owners, Ministry - involved in the use of a BMS, this paper describes the interaction among all these figures and provides the flux model that has been implemented in INBEE, a new BMS that applies the latest version of the Italian Guidelines. © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of Scientific Board Members Abstract Bridges are critical elements in an infrastructural system for the resilience of the transportation network. It is important to guarantee proper maintenance of these structures since they are strategic for the economic and social welfare and support access to emergency services. The adoption of Italian Guidelines for the classification, risk management, safety and monitoring of existing bridges primarily introduces common instructions in periodic bridge inspections. At the same time, they suggest the use of digital instruments to collect data derived by the application of the guidelines. Bridge Management Systems (BMS) can absolve to this requirement and represent an additional value compared to a mere digital archive. From one hand, they are a tool for bridge owners to manage information to guarantee a proper maintenance while complying with budget and founding limitations defined by the Ministry. On the other hand, technicians can exploit them for data collection during bridge inspections and in-depth structural assessment. Thus, the creation of a collaborative workplace is one of the main requirements in the construction of a valid BMS. However, the information fluxes among the subjects can be complex inside a BMS from a management point of view. For instance, BMS must be a place where technicians can insert and receive information accordingly to their task and expertise. For this reason, it is important to ensure the possibility to differentiate data access levels and associate data property and responsibility. After briefly discussing the roles of each actor - technicians, bridge owners, Ministry - involved in the use of a BMS, this paper describes the interaction among all these figures and provides the flux model that has been implemented in INBEE, a new BMS that applies the latest version of the Italian Guidelines. * Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-320-644-8289. E-mail address: info@inbee.it * Corresponding author. Tel.: +39-320-644-8289. E-mail address: info@inbee.it