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FHWA-sponsored pool funded study, TPF 5(221), Technical Advisory Committee

Multi-State ABC Decision Tool and Economic Modeling Toni Doolen, PhD August 2011 School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University. FHWA-sponsored pool funded study, TPF 5(221), Technical Advisory Committee. Overall Project Objective.

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FHWA-sponsored pool funded study, TPF 5(221), Technical Advisory Committee

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  1. Multi-State ABC Decision Tool and Economic ModelingToni Doolen, PhDAugust 2011School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing EngineeringOregon State University

  2. FHWA-sponsored pool funded study, TPF 5(221), Technical Advisory Committee

  3. Overall Project Objective • What: A tool to help analyze different alternatives and determine which construction approach for a specific bridge project is preferred. Focus is on being able to compare conventional and accelerated construction approaches. • Who: Transportation specialists and decision-makers

  4. Project Goals and Target Users • Goals of Project • Bring Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) to ordinary (bread and butter) bridges • Create a tool that can communicate decision rationale • Assist users of ABC elements in making ABC standard process (standardization) • Target User Population • Project managers • Engineers • Project owners • Program planners

  5. Agenda Identification and organization of decision criteria Defining decision-making criteria Multi-criteria decision-making Examples Software to assist with analysis

  6. 1. Criteria Identification • TAC team members along with research team developed a comprehensive list of criteria that are relevant to the decision of when to use ABC tools/methods for a project. Each criteria was defined and sub-criteria were defined, as appropriate.

  7. 1. Criteria Organization

  8. 2. Defining Criteria (Example) Criteria Sub -Criteria Definitions

  9. 3. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making • AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) is a decision- making technique designed to select the best alternative from a set of alternatives evaluated against several criteria. • The decision maker performs pair-wise comparisons that are used to develop an overall priority ranking for each alternative.

  10. 3. Analysis Details • The hierarchy organizes the decision-making process • The factors affecting the decision, i.e. criteria and sub-criteria, progress from general to particular • A decision maker can insert or eliminate levels and elements. Less important criteria and sub-criteria can be dropped from further consideration. New Sub-Criteria

  11. AHP Analysis Details (continued) Indirect Costs 9 8 9 7 8 7 6 Direct Costs 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 1 2 2 Schedule Constraints Direct Costs 9 8 9 7 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 Site Constraints 9 8 9 7 8 Direct Costs 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 • Comparisons between criteria and between sub-criteria are performed using data from actual measurements or using a qualitative scale.

  12. AHP Analysis Details (continued) Direct Costs Alt B Alt A 9 8 9 7 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 1 2 2 Indirect Costs Alt B Alt A 9 8 9 7 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 1 2 2 • Comparisons are also used to assess the extent to which one alternative satisfies a criteria over another alternative.

  13. AHP Analysis Details (continued) • To obtain the priorities (relative weights) of criteria, importance levels are normalized. • Priority of each criterion is determined by averaging normalized weights.

  14. AHP Analysis Details (continued) • Overall priorities are calculated for each alternative after weighting normalized priorities for each criteria and after weighting the extent to which each alternative satisfies each criteria and sub criteria. • Select the alternative with the highest utility level (overall priority).

  15. Example: CopanoBay Bridge in Texas • Connecting the cities of Rockport/Fulton and Lamar • 11,010 feet long, with a 129' wide and 75' tall navigation channel • Data for this project was obtained from Texas DOT • Alternatives Compared: Cast in Place (Conventional method) versus Pre-Cast Caps (ABC method) • Best Alternative: ABC is highly preferred • Critical Factors: Schedule Constraints and Site Constraints

  16. Results

  17. Results

  18. Example: Clear Creek Bridge in Oregon • Located on Clear Creek, Gulick Lane • Existing Bridge length: 29’ steel girders on concrete vertical abutments • Data for this project was obtained from Oregon DOT • Alternatives Compared: Conventional construction versus ABC • Best Alternative: Conventional • Critical Factor: Direct Costs

  19. Results

  20. Results

  21. 5. Software

  22. Criteria Comparisons

  23. Results

  24. Contact Details Toni L. Doolen, PhD Oregon State University doolen@engr.orst.edu 541-737-5641 Benjamin Tang, P.E. Oregon DOT, Technical Services Benjamin.M.Tang@odot.state.or.us 503-986-3324

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