Abstract: A total-systems approach is presented for the development of condition-indexing systems for aging civil engineering facilities that formalizes the necessary decision-making process. An application is given for embankment ...

Abstract: A multistep strategy for the prioritization of maintenance and repair funds for the monitoring of embankment dams is proposed wherein the most important device in the worst condition is preferred. The strategy involves ...

Abstract: A risk indexing tool is proposed to assist in the prioritization of maintenance, repair, and evaluation tasks on embankment dams that are generally less than 33 m (100 ft) high and for which there is little or no ...

Abstract: Ten embankment dams managed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management Office of Dam Safety have been prioritized according to their physical deficiencies. Based upon visual inspection reports by several ...