Bridge Element Data Collection and Use (2022)

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A-1   A P P E N D I X A State Questionnaire Q1 Please select the state that you represent: State List (1) ▼ Alaska (1)... Wyoming (52) Q2 Please enter your contact information: Name: ________________________________________________ Organization: ________________________________________________ Phone Number: ________________________________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________ Q3 Which types of bridge element data are collected by your agency? Please select all that apply. National Bridge Elements (NBEs) Bridge Management Elements (BMEs) Agency-Developed Elements (ADEs) Q4 Does your agency collect data on element defects? Yes No Q5 Does your agency collect element data by different environmental factors (e.g., benign, low, moderate, or severe)? Yes No

A-2 Bridge Element Data Collection and Use Q6 Which statement best describes your organization’s confidence in the quality of your bridge element inspection data? o High confidence oModerate confidence o Low confidence o No confidence Q7 Does your agency have quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) processes that you believe improve the quality of bridge element inspections? o Yes o No Q8 Does your agency use nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for bridge element inspections? o Yes o No Q9a Which NDE techniques does your agency use for your bridge inspections and how often? Never (1) Rarely (2) Sometimes (3) Often (4) Chain drag (1) o o o o Ground penetrating radar (2) o o o o Infrared thermography (3) o o o o Impact echo (4) o o o o Electromagnetic (5) o o o o Ultrasonic (6) o o o o Other (7) o o o o

State Questionnaire A-3   Display This Question: If Q9 = Other [ Rarely ] Or Q9 = Other [ Sometimes ] Or Q9 = Other [ Often ] Q9b Please note any other NDE techniques that your agency is using for bridge element inspections. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Q10 How does your agency use bridge element data in asset management decision-making? Please select all that apply. ▢Selection of bridge maintenance projects. ▢Selection of bridge preservation projects. ▢Selection of bridge rehabilitation/replacement projects. ▢ ▢ Bridge-level decision-making/analysis (e.g., work type or scope for individual structures). Network-level decision-making/analysis (e.g., project prioritization and strategy assessment with a BMS that uses element models). ▢We do not use bridge element data to support asset management decisions. ▢Other Display This Question: If Q10 = Other Q10b Please briefly describe in which other way (or ways) your agency uses bridge element data in asset management decision-making. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

A-4 Bridge Element Data Collection and Use Q11 Does your agency utilize performance measures/indexes based on bridge element data in asset management decision-making? o Yes o No Q12 Does your agency have project decision rules/decision trees that are based on bridge element data? o Yes o No Q13 Please select all that apply regarding your agency’s element cost models. ▢We do not have element cost models. ▢We use default cost models that were available in the BMS. ▢We developed element cost models that we are confident in. ▢We developed element cost models, but they need further improvement. Q14 Please select all that apply regarding your agency’s element deterioration models. ▢We do not have element deterioration models. ▢We use default deterioration models that were available in the BMS. ▢We developed element deterioration models that we are confident in. ▢We developed element deterioration models, but they need further improvement.

State Questionnaire A-5   Q15 Which statement best describes your agency’s comparison of bridge element data to National Bridge Inventory General Condition Ratings? oWe do not compare them. oWe use a default conversion profile available in the BMS. oWe developed a conversion profile/model that we are confident in. oWe developed a conversion profile/model, but it needs further improvement. Q16 Which statement best describes your agency’s confidence in asset decision-making based on element data and models? o High confidence oModerate confidence o Low confidence o No confidence oWe do not use element data or models Q17 Which statement best describes your agency’s confidence in asset decision-making based on component data (General Condition Rating) and models? o High confidence oModerate confidence o Low confidence o No confidence oWe do not use component data or models Q18 The synthesis will include case examples illustrating use of bridge element data in asset management decision-making and other business practices. Follow-up interviews will be conducted (approximately an hour) with selected agencies to get more information for the development of the case examples. During the development of the case example, additional follow‐up questions may be required. Agencies will be provided the opportunity to review the case example write‐up for accuracy. Would your agency be interested in participating in a case example? o Yes o No

A-6 Bridge Element Data Collection and Use Q19 If possible, please provide documentation that reflects your agency’s use of bridge element data in asset management decision-making. This may include bridge element inspection manuals, agency reports, agency guidelines, policies, research, dashboards, charts, analysis, etc. If you would like to upload multiple files, please compress them into a ZIP file before uploading. The file size limit is 100 MB. If you have a problem uploading your files, please email the project PI for assistance (basak.bektas@mnsu.edu).