Civil Infrastructure Systems Technology Road Map - Engineers ...

Quality Assurance and Quality ControlTo expand the use of tools and processes to improve the quality of design, construction,rehabilitation, management and operation of infrastructure systems.In the next decade, tools and processes will be available and used by municipalities andother CIS operators to ensure improved QA/QC in the design, construction, maintenanceand rehabilitation of CIS. Monitoring and feedback systems will be available to assist in theevaluation of new technologies, products and materials.Quality Assurance and Quality ControlMajor Challenges• The impacts of poor QA/QC on the life cycle ofCIS are not well understood.• The use of QA/QC in design, construction andoperation of CIS is not widespread.• Performance indicators and benchmarks thatsupport QA/QC have not been developed, or ifthey exist, are very seldom used.• There has been little development ofperformance-based specifications in CIS andthe industry generally works with prescriptivespecifications.• QA/QC practices for CIS across the country areinconsistent.Technology Needs• Design and dissemination of QA/QC proceduresand tools• Non-intrusive, non-destructive monitoring andinspection technologies• Technologies and mechanisms, such as shareddatabases, for cooperation and collaborationamong consultants, contractors, administratorsand designers• Technologies and tools to obtain the real-timedata required to optimize CIS operations• Effective, uniform procedures and tools for QA/QC field applications• QA/QC procedures focused on the performance ofsystems as well as on individual components• QA/QC planning tools for owners, builders anddesigners• Pre-qualification of products and systems basedon performanceP A G E 3 7