Bridge Data File Protocols for Interoperability and Life Cycle Management Volume II: Information Delivery Manual Elements for Highway Bridge Interoperable Data Protocols FHWA Cooperative Agreement DTFH61-11-H-0027 Advancing Steel and Concrete Bridge Technology to Improve Infrastructure Performance August 2013 FHWA-HIF-16-003 Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date December 2013 Bridge Data File Protocols for Interoperability and Life Cycle Management Volume II - Information Delivery Manual Elements for Highway Bridge Interoperable Data Protocols 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Chen, Stuart S.; Hu, Hanjin; Ali, Najaf; Srikonda, Rohit 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Ketter Hall Buffalo, NY 14260 11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-11-H-00027 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Federal Highway Administration Office of Infrastructure – Bridges and Structures 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 14. Sponsoring Agency Code HIBS-10 15. Supplementary Notes Work funded by Cooperative Agreement “Advancing Steel and Concrete Bridge Technology to Improve Infrastructure Performance” between FHWA and Lehigh University. 16. Abstract The research resulting in this report and its companion report (“Model View Definition Elements for Highway Bridge Interoperable Data Protocols”) develops, implements and demonstrates an efficient and robust digital data protocol that could be used to automate the exchange of bridge information in the various activities of design, detailing, fabrication, construction, inspection, and evaluation involved in the bridge lifecycle. This data protocol is intended for public domain use and provides the relevant information that requires exchange regarding the bridge from “cradle to grave.” This data exchange protocol, dubbed “openBrIM,” is developed and presented in a manner that is software neutral (a.k.a. “vendor agnostic”), but is developed with consideration of relevant software vendors to facilitate their development of conforming translators to automate the transfer of data among software applications. Focus is placed on common “workhorse” steel and concrete girder bridge structures. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement digital data protocol, openBrIM, data transfer, software, No restrictions. This document is available to the public online and through bridge information the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. 9. Security Classif. (of this 20. Security Classif. (of this 21. No of Pages 22. Price report) page) 274 Unclassified Unclassified (This page intentionally left blank) (This page intentionally left blank) iii TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 1 1. Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Developing Process ....................................................................................................................... 1 SECTION 2 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................... 3 2. Background ................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Context and Needs ........................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Subtasks ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2.3 Overview of Existing Schemas and Standards .............................................................................. 5 2.3.1 Bridge Related Data Schemas and Standards ............................................................................... 5 2.3.2 Transportation Related Data Schemas and Standards ................................................................... 6 2.3.3 Building Related Data Schemas and Standards ............................................................................ 6 2.3.4 Geospatial Related Data Schemas and Standards ......................................................................... 7 2.3.5 Geotechnical Related Data Schemas and Standards ..................................................................... 7 2.3.6 Safety Related Data Schemas and Standards ................................................................................ 8 2.3.7 Other Data Schemas and Standards .............................................................................................. 9 SECTION 3 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION DELIVERY MANUAL (IDM) .................... 11 3. Introduction to Information Delivery Manual (IDM) ................................................................. 11 3.1 IDM Components ........................................................................................................................ 11 3.2 IDM Structure ............................................................................................................................. 11 SECTION 4 USE CASE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................ 13 4. Use Case Descriptions ................................................................................................................ 13 4.1 Process Map ................................................................................................................................ 13 4.1.1 Use Case Descriptions ................................................................................................................ 17 4.2 Activity Definitions .................................................................................................................... 35 4.3 Activity Descriptions .................................................................................................................. 43 4.3.1 Activities in Initiation Stage ....................................................................................................... 43 4.3.2 Activities in Scoping Stage ......................................................................................................... 44 4.3.3 Activities in Preliminary Design Stage ....................................................................................... 44 4.3.4 Activities in Final Design Stage.................................................................................................. 46 4.3.5 Activities in Bidding and Letting Stage ...................................................................................... 47 4.3.6 Activities in Construction Planning / Detailing Stage ................................................................ 48 4.3.7 Activities in Fabrication Stage .................................................................................................... 49 4.3.8 Activities in Construction Stage ................................................................................................. 50 4.3.9 Activities in Inspection and Evaluation Stage ............................................................................ 51 4.3.10 Activities in Maintenance and Management Stage ..................................................................... 52 4.4 Exchange Model Definitions ...................................................................................................... 53 4.5 Exchange Model Descriptions .................................................................................................... 57 4.6 Non-Model Exchange Definitions .............................................................................................. 66 4.7 Non-Model Exchange Descriptions ............................................................................................ 71 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) PAGE SECTION 5 EXCHANGE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................... 77 SECTION 6 DATA DICTIONARY ...................................................................................................... 105 SECTION 7 DATA EXAMPLES .......................................................................................................... 191 7. Data Examples .......................................................................................................................... 191 7.1 Concrete Bridge Example ......................................................................................................... 191 7.1.1 Data for Concrete Case