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From page 23... ... 23 This chapter presents current practices reported by state DOTs in a national survey in the use of the following technologies for delivering highway construction projects: 1. Visualization and modeling technologies; 2. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 24 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery State DOT Visualization and Modeling Interconnected Technologies Safety Technologies Instrumentation and Sensors UASs Alabama I I C I I Alaska C I I Arizona I I California C I C C Colorado I I I I I Connecticut I I I C Delaware I I I I I Georgia C C I I C Idaho C C Illinois C I I Iowa I I I C Kansas C Kentucky I C I I C Louisiana Maine I I C I I Massachusetts I I I I I Michigan C I I I C Minnesota I I I I I Missouri I I I I I Montana C C I I Nebraska I I Nevada C C I I New Hampshire I I I I New York I C I I C North Dakota C C C C Ohio I I I I I Oklahoma I I I I Oregon I I I I Pennsylvania I I I I I Rhode Island I C I South Carolina I C I I South Dakota I I I I Tennessee I I I I Texas I C C C Utah I I I I I Vermont I C I Virginia C I I I C Washington I I I I West Virginia I I I I I Wisconsin I I C I C Wyoming I I C I I Table 5. Reported technology implementation for highway construction. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 25 projects that might have a significant impact on motorists. Tennessee DOT reported that it employed visualization and modeling technologies for projects in urban regions that involved many utilities and conflicts. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 26 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery State DOT Reporting Use C on st ru ct ab ili ty R ev ie w s A sB ui lt P la ns a nd M od el s Si m ul at in g B ri dg e C on st ru ct io n Q C /Q A Si m ul at in g N on br id ge C on st ru ct io n In sp ec ti on s M on it or in g P ro gr es s of W or k U ti lit y L oc at io ns a n d C on fl ic ts V er if ic at io n of W or k fo r P ro gr es s P ay m en ts V ir tu al D es ig n an d C on st ru ct io n F ab ri ca ti on o f St ru ct ur al a nd N on st ru ct ur al C om po ne nt s Alabama X X X X X X X Arizona X X X X Colorado X Delaware X X X X X Iowa X X X Kentucky X X X Maine X X X X X X X X Massachusetts X X X X X Minnesota X X X X X X X X Missouri X X X X X X Nebraska X New Hampshire X New York X X X X X X X X X X Ohio X X X X X X X Oregon X X X Pennsylvania X X X Rhode Island X X South Carolina X X X X South Dakota X X Tennessee X X X X Texas X Utah X X X X X Washington X West Virginia X X Wisconsin X X X X X Wyoming X TOTAL 21 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 9 3 Table 6. Reported uses of visualization and modeling technologies (n = 26) Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 27 that the correct software and interoperability of software between the DOT and the contractor was essential to efficient use. Alaska DOT stated that it double-checked all data generated in a model. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery State DOT Reporting Use M ac hi ne C on tr ol Sy st em s L oc at io n of V eh ic le s/ E qu ip m en t In ve nt or y M an ag em en t A cc id en t A vo id an ce M on it or in g P er fo rm an ce a nd M ai nt en an ce A ss et M an ag em en t M ob ili ty T ra ck in g St ri ng le ss P av in g Alabama X X X X X X X Colorado X X X X X X Connecticut X Delaware X Maine X X Massachusetts X Michigan X Minnesota X X X X X X Missouri X X X X X Ohio X Oklahoma X Pennsylvania X Tennessee X X Utah X X Virginia X West Virginia X Wisconsin X X Wyoming X TOTAL 16 7 5 3 3 3 3 2 Table 8. Reported uses of interconnected technologies (n = 18) Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 29 that it employed interconnected technologies -- which include GPS-enabled pavers and rollers equipment to achieve uniform compaction -- for paving projects. Missouri DOT mentioned that it used interconnected technologies for stringless paving and highway maintenance. Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery Safety Technologies The safety of the traveling public and construction workers in work zones is a primary focus and concern for state DOTs. Twenty-six state DOTs reported that they implemented safety technologies. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 31 The survey questionnaire collected information on the uses of safety technologies during delivery of highway construction projects. Table 10 summarizes the use of safety technology by state DOT. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery used safety technologies for highway construction and 17 (63%) state DOTs reported that the DOT agency used safety technologies. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 33 implementation of infrared sensors. One state DOT mentioned implementation of RFID, and one state DOT said that it was considering implementation of RFID. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery State DOT Reporting Use M on it or in g P ro gr es s of W or k Q C /Q A C on st ru ct io n In sp ec ti on s E va lu at in g F or ce s in St ru ct ur al M em be rs Id en ti fy in g O pt im al C on di ti on s fo r P la ce m en t of W or k R ec or di ng W or k P la ce m en t fo r A sbu ilt P ur po se s V er if yi ng D es ig n D ur in g C on st ru ct io n L oc at in g U ti lit ie s L oc at in g C on st ru ct io n M at er ia ls P ro je ct C on tr ol s E va lu at in g B ou nd ar y C on di ti on s St ru ct ur al M em be rs Alabama X X X Alaska X X X X Arizona X X X X Colorado X X Connecticut X X X Delaware X X X X Georgia X X X X Illinois X Iowa X X Kentucky X X X X X Maine X X X X X X Massachusetts X X X X Michigan X X X X X X X Minnesota X X X X X X X X X X Missouri X X X X X Montana X X New Hampshire X X New York X X X X X X X X X Ohio X X X X X Oklahoma X X X X X X Oregon X X X X Pennsylvania X X X X South Carolina X X X X X South Dakota X Tennessee X X X Utah X X X X X X Virginia X X X Washington X X X X X X West Virginia X X X Wisconsin X X Wyoming X Total 23 19 18 15 10 10 10 9 6 3 3 Table 12. Reported uses of instrumentation and sensors technologies (n = 31) Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 35 Then, survey respondents were asked to report which construction project participants used instrumentation and sensors technologies. Figure 22 shows the construction organizations that were using instrumentation and sensors technologies: 23 state DOTs noted that the DOT agency used instrumentation and sensors technologies, while 19 reported that the contractor used instrumentation and sensors technologies during construction. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... 36 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery State DOT Reporting Use M on it or in g P ro gr es s of W or k C on st ru ct io n Su rv ey in g Si te M ap pi ng C on st ru ct io n D oc um en ta ti on C on st ru ct io n In sp ec ti on s In ve nt or y M an ag em en t T ra ff ic M an ag em en t G eo gr ap hi c In fo rm at io n Sy st em s Alabama X X X X X Alaska X X Colorado X X X Delaware X X X Maine X Massachusetts X X Minnesota Missouri X X Montana X X X X Nebraska X Nevada X New Hampshire X X X Ohio X X X Oklahoma X Oregon X Pennsylvania X X Rhode Island X South Dakota X X Tennessee X X Utah X X X X Vermont X X Washington X X West Virginia X X Wyoming X Total 13 9 8 8 4 4 2 2 Table 14. Reported uses of UASs (n = 24) Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Current Practices Using Technologies for Construction Delivery 37 rarely used UASs, mainly because of state and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery Chapter Summary Chapter 3 documents the current practices of five technologies for delivering highway construction projects on the basis of 41 state DOT responses to a national survey. Also on the basis of those responses, the five technologies varied in their implementation and use. Read the entire page →

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... 23 This chapter presents current practices reported by state DOTs in a national survey in the use of the following technologies for delivering highway construction projects: 1. Visualization and modeling technologies; 2.