The organisations responsible for managing bridge assets in the United Kingdom collect large quantities of data on their bridges. A primary aspiration in the collection of asset data is that it can be processed into useful information... more
The organisations responsible for managing bridge assets in the United Kingdom collect large quantities of data on their bridges. A primary aspiration in the collection of asset data is that it can be processed into useful information that can inform decisions about future management of structures and enhance industry best practice. To enable this, bridge managers must take care to specify appropriate parameters to be recorded, in conjunction with a practical recording interval. In addition, the design of data collection and recording processes is key to ensuring that the data obtained can be transformed into useable information. This study draws on perspectives from a series of interviews with key agents involved in the management of bridges in the United Kingdom. The paper explores the nature of the data that is collected, and how this data is currently used.
