Buildings and utilities have a limited lifespan and their value to your organization will fluctuate during that time. Asset management is developed to help your organization obtain maximum value from its assets, striking the right balance between performance improvement, risk reduction and cost optimization. Managing the assets properly is essential for efficient and sustainable operation of an organization. Hence, the term Structure asset management & maintenance comes into the picture. Structure asset management & maintenance (SAMS) is a combined managerial and technological approach followed in order to maximize the value created for the organization by the assets.
To meet the needs of Asset management IS 15183 -2002 & Maintenance Manual 2012 of CPWD are the available documents based on which the critical aspects for its implementation for all types building structures this Structure Asset Management & Maintenance System (SAMS) has been developed also taking into consideration of various other Structure asset management systems being operated in other geography and incorporates the best of the system to suit Indian scenario.
This software enables the user to sort out and prioritize the list of structures for maintenance activity for specific intervals or year including the repairs of columns, beams, slabs, walls, painting, plumbing, flooring etc., based on the condition report generated by the software itself and cost estimates. The user can allocate the funds for the future years based on the cost estimates.
The Structure Inspection Engineer would capture the defects of all components of the Structure for the parameters like Structure data, General, Foundation, Columns, Beams, Slab, Lintels, Cantilever slabs, Brick & Plaster, Doors / Windows, Flooring / bathroom tiles, Electrical wiring, switch boards, main board & meter board, Bathroom fittings, sanitary ware, Railings, Water tanks, External water supply & Plumbing distribution network, Common sewage system, Panel board & Transformer and Lift and submit the data. The validation engineer would verify all the data which was submitted by the field engineer. If the filled data is correct, he will approve and assign for testing otherwise he will reject the structure and reassign to field engineer to re-inspect and submit. Based on this input the outputs are generated
Based on the outputs of the system the proper repairs and maintenance requirements are defined along with costs specifications of repairs for both Structural & Non structural components along with time line for intervention.
Non structural repairs :
Asset management generally refers to a system that monitors and maintains things of value. This applies to tangible assets such as buildings, bridges, offices, factories, etc., asset management in the engineering environment is a practice of managing public infrastructure assets to achieve the high returns by monitoring and maintaining the infrastructure with the objective of providing the best possible services to end users.
INDIAN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – IBMS UNIFIEDBRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – UBMS
IDDC Engineers Pvt. Ltd with their 5 decades of combined experience in distress management supported by in house research of over a decade have developed the Concept of “BRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM” (BAMP) based on the guidelines of IRC SP35. It has taken 5 years to get the concept accepted in the country and was successfully implemented as “INDIAN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” (IBMS) for the first time in the country for more than 1,72,000 bridges and culverts on all the National Highways of India, during 2015-21 for the Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways (MORTH) and it was the first fully digitized system in the world as of 2015 and other systems of the world also have started digitized data collection. Digitized data analysis systems were in existence across the globe over the last 25 years.
Buildings and utilities have a limited lifespan and their value to your organization will fluctuate during that time. Asset management is developed to help your organization obtain maximum value from its assets, striking the right balance between performance improvement, risk reduction and cost optimization. Managing the assets properly is essential for efficient and sustainable operation of an organization
Hence, the term “STRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE” (SAMS) comes into the picture. It is a combined managerial and technological approach followed in order to maximize the value created for the organization by the assets. The main focus is to streamline the process of inventory, condition survey and inspection to dovetail the same with further work that the Structure needs. The inventory is aimed to generate sufficient data that would enable SAMS to take further course of action in a stepped manner. Each incremental input on the Structure would ensure that the data gets updated with the knowledge that such repeated inspection and testing brings into the system. This ensures that management decisions are based on updated knowledge about the Structure. This is achieved through the following four modules
Based on condition rating all the structures are classified in the following manner
Category A : Combined structural rating ≤ 10
Need immediate intervention of repairs / Strengthening – Within 1 to 6 months (or) declared as unstable for operations. Detailed inspection and testing taken up for defining the repair / strengthening replacement systems.
Category B : Combined Structural rating 11-13 Severe Structural distress, need repairs/strengthening Within 6 months to 18 months.
Detailed inspection and testing taken up for defining the repair / strengthening replacement systems
Category C : Combined Structural rating 14-17 Structural distress is moderate for which repair methods and costs are defined for necessary interventions.
Category D : Combined Structural rating 18-20 No structural distress and satisfactory structure. Routine and preventive maintenance is defined
Deliverables
1ststage: On completion of inventory Condition survey and ratings
Structural & Non Structural: Categorize the structures into A, B, C & D for necessary interventions of inspections & repairs etc.
2ndstage: On completion of inspection
Structural: Identify the cause of distress and define testing protocol
Nonstructural: Generate report to define the repair/ rehabilitation/replacement options with quantification and costs along with time lines for the same along with future routine & detailed inspection and maintenance requirements
3rdstage: Only for Structural components
Submission of report for types of repairs / rehabilitation / replacement works to be taken up with specifications, bill of quantities and costing along with time lines for completing the works and also future routine & detailed inspection and maintenance requirements.
Conclusion: Establishment of SAMS would be ensuring that objective of maintenance
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