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Field‐testing of infrastructure for asset evaluation
Author(s) -
Canning Michael E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb10248.x
Subject(s) - asset management , asset (computer security) , field (mathematics) , plan (archaeology) , process (computing) , construct (python library) , computer science , geographic information system , investment (military) , software , risk analysis (engineering) , business , process management , finance , computer security , remote sensing , archaeology , politics , political science , law , history , programming language , geology , operating system , mathematics , pure mathematics
This report addresses several methods for a municipality to determine the actual condition of its water infrastructure assets, especially the elements of the distribution system, by field‐testing. Regular and systematic field‐testing of facilities will yield important information for all aspects of the asset evaluation and management process. Use of these data by computer software such as hydraulic modeling and geographic information system (GIS) programs is also discussed. By gaining an increasing knowledge of actual infrastructure conditions, the asset manager will be better able to construct a management plan for the future, including whether to spend money on maintenance or new investment to sustain or improve these conditions.