Bridge Management System PDF
Bridge Management System PDF
AUSTRALIAN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANCE BUREAU
IBMS
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEM
MANUAL
FEBRUARI 1993
SM
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SNOW MOUNTAINS ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED KINHILL ENGINEERING PTY LTD
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS THE IBMS MIS ? 1-1
HOW TO USE THE MANUAL 1-2
IBMS PROGRAM ORGANISATION 1-3
3. IBMS FEATURES
GENERAL INFORMATION 3-1
HOTKEYS 3-2
SYSTEM INFORMATION 3-4
DISK DIRECTORY 3-5
BROWSE TXT FILES 3-7
MEMORIZE - RECALL (BRIDGE SELECTION BUFFER) 3-9
FINDING A BRIDGE 3 - 10
VIEW PREVIOUS REPORTS 3 - 13
MOUSE SUPPORT 3 - 16
4. MENU SYSTEM
GENERAL INFORMATION 4-1
MENU STRUCTURE 4-3
IBMS FRONTEND MENU 4 - 10
IBMS MAIN MENU 4 - 11
IBMS DATA ENTRY MENU 4 - 12
IBMS REPORTING/VIEWING MENU 4 - 13
IBMS INSPECTION PROGRAMS MENU 4 - 14
IBMS PLANNING MENU 4 -15
IBMS PROGRAMMING MENU 4 -16
IBMS WORKS COMPLETION MENU 4 -17
IBMS GRAPHICS MENU 4 -18
IBMS DATABASE UTILITIES MENU 4 -19
5. DATA ENTRY
GENERAL 5-1
Bridge Selection 5-1
Inspection Data – General 5-3
Inspection Date and Inspector NIP (All Inspections) 5-4
BRIDGE DATA ENTRY
Inventory Data (All Inspections) 5-5
Ancillary Information (Inventory and Detailed
Inspections) 5-7
Routine Maintenance (Routine and Detailed
Inspections) 5-8
Special Inspection/Emergency Action (Detailed and
Routine Inspections) 5-9
Defect Report 5 - 10
Element Evaluation 5 - 11
6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS
GENERAL INFORMATION 6-1
INSPECTION PLANNING 6-2
CREATE INSPECTION PAKETS 6-4
PRINTING OPTIONS 6-5
REVIEW INSPECTION PAKETS 6-6
7. PLANNING
GENERAL INFORMATION 7-1
TECHNICAL SCREENING 7 -2
ECONOMIC EVALUATION 7-3
INDICATIVE WORKS PROGRAMS
General Information 7-4
Preparing Indicative Works Programs 7-5
ALTERNATIVE RANKING 7-9
BASE YEAR 7 -10
8. PROGRAMMING
BRIDGE PROGRAMMING
General Information 8-1
Treatment Strategies - Bridge Selection 8-2
Treatment Strategies - Prepare Strategies 8-5
Treatment Strategies - Review Strategy 8-7
Treatment Strategies - Review Treatments 8-8
Multiyear Projects 8 -10
FUNDING
Review Final Program 8 -11
Fund Audit Report 8 -13
DESIGN PROGRAMS
Design Planning 8 -14
SPAN REQUIREMENTS 8 -17
9. MONITORING
GENERAL INFORMATION 9-1
CONTRACT INFORMATION 9-2
BRIDGE INFORMATION 9-4
Adding Bridges to Monitoring 9-6
12. REPORTING
GENERAL INFORMATION
Printing Action Menu 12 - 2
REPORT SELECTION PROCEDURES 12 - 4
Restricting Range 12 - 5
Setting Filters 12 - 6
Tagging Bridges 12 - 9
AD-HOC REPORTING AND QUERYING 12 - 11
REPORT INDEX 12 - 14
1. INTRODUCTION
The IBMS MIS is the Management Information System of the Directorate General of
Highways' (DGH) Interurban Bridge Management System (IBMS).
The IBMS MIS is part of DGH's overall Bridge Management System (BMS) and includes
only bridges on National and Provincial Roads.
The BMS is the system under which all bridge activities in Indonesia ate managed under an
overall policy and uniform standards, and includes
The IBMS MIS includes a set of computer programs and procedures and the bridge
database, and provides a number of facilities including
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1. INTRODUCTION How to Use Manual
The Manual is divided into logical tasks or steps. The first four Sections give an overview of the IBMS,
how it works, how to use the menus, and describe the various features of the system. The remaining
Sections describe the major tasks a user will need to perform to achieve specific goals. The major
Section headings are
• Data Entry
• Inspection Programs
• Planning
• Programming
• Monitoring
• Utilities
• Graphics
• Reporting
• what is done
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1. INTRODUCTION How to Use Manual
The IBMS computer system has been divided into four modules.
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2. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Procedure Overview
INTRODUCTION
This Section gives an overview of the Planning and Programming procedures. More detailed
information is given in the BMS Planning and Programming Manual.
The Planning and Programming Modules are the core of the IBMS MIS. These modules
consist of a number of integrated tasks. More detailed information on each of these tasks is given in
a following section.
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2. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Procedure Overview
PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW
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2. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Procedure Overview
What Happens?
Note: A change at any of these levels requires al/ the levels that follow to be run
again.
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2. PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Procedure Overview
Even when it is known that certain bridges must be replaced or repaired in the next Works
Program, it is recommended that the complete Planning and Programming procedure be
followed before committing those bridges.
If the Planning and Programming procedures have been followed, and the bridge appears
in the relevant Works Program, then the System has worked correctly. If it does not,
then the question should be asked 'Why not?'
If any of these questions reveal incorrect data, the data should be changed and the
procedure re-run. If it still does not appear in the Works Program, then the bridge should be
committed.
Summary
Like any computer system, the IBMS can only give correct and meaningful results if the
data is correct. The following conditions must apply if the Planning and Programming
process is to work properly
• The current years Works Programs must be committed prior to preparing the
following years Works Program
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3. IBMS FEATURES System Information
SYSTEM INFORMATION
This screen is displayed when the B Hotkey is pressed from Level 1 and 2 menus.
Only one of these fields can be changed (ie. Change TXT Directory), the rest is for
information only.
IBMS System Status Version number and date of last IMPORT, BACKUP and INDEX is
displayed. If the last backup was more than one month ago
the message 'RECOMMENDED' will be displayed.
Directory Information The amount of available disk space is shown. The directory of
the IBMS and TXT files is also displayed.
The default for TXT files is the IBMS directory. However, this can be changed by this
option. Press T to change the directory. Type the new directory and press Enter. If the
new directory does not exist press F10 to create it when the warning is displayed.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Disk Directrory
DISK DIRECTORY
Pressing Alt-D at almost any location in the IBMS will display the following screen :
To see the files on a particular drive, select the corresponding letter [A], [B] or [C]. The
following screen will be displayed :
By highlighting various entries you can display directories and subdirectories. Certain options
are available. To move to a particular directory, highlight it and press Enter.
[D] Delete to delete a file. Highlight the file and press D, then confirm with
Y or N. Only Files can be deleted.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Disk Directrory
[F] File Spec.... to restrict the files shown in the list, press F and enter a
'filename.ext' pattern. eg.
[C] Copy File.... to copy a file, highlight it, press C and enter the directory and file
information.
[Enter] Browse File.. to browse a file, highlight it and press Enter (Refer Page 3-7)
Warning: Great care should be taken with the 'Delete' function as any file (except 'read-
only' files) including recently-opened databases and indexes can be deleted.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Browse TXT Files
When you choose to Browse a file from the 'View Previous Reports' menu, the following
screen will be displayed with the appropriate title :
Press the arrow keys to move the cursor and the screen position left and right or up and
down.
Press the PgUp, PgDn keys to scroll the screen one page at a time
The relative position of the current line in the file is displayed in Column 1 with the
indicator bar. Top of Indicator Bar represents top of file, bottom of Indicator Bar represents
bottom of file.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Browse TXT Files
If a line on the screen shows a bridge number, then this bridge can be tagged (T) or
untagged (U). After pressing T or U the cursor moves down to the next line. Tagged
bridges are highlighted by the symbol P. in Column 2.
Ctrl-T or Ctrl-U tags or untags all bridges listed in the report being viewed.
Press S to search for string of characters. Searching commences from the current line
(ie. current cursor position). To repeat the search, press the Enter key.
Press L to count the occurrences of a particular string in the file. Counting starts from the
current position in the file.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Memorize - Recall (Bridge Selection Buffer)
It is sometimes useful to retain the numbers of several bridges being viewed in a report or
elsewhere, by using the 'memorize-recall' option. The bridge numbers are stored in a
'bridge selection buffer'.
To memorize a bridge, highlight it and press Ctrl-Enter. Up to 30, bridges can be stored. At
almost anytime a bridge number is displayed, it can be memorized. The most recently
memorized bridge goes to the top of the list, as does the last one recalled.
• browsing reports
To choose from the selection buffer while viewing bridges in a table eg. the inspection data entry
screen, press Ctrl-L. The following screen will be displayed :
Highlight the bridge and press Enter to return to that bridge in the original screen.
Press Ctrl-D to clear the buffer. Press D to delete the highlighted bridge from the list of bridges
in the Buffer.
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3. IBMS FEATURES Finding a Bridge
FINDING A BRIDGE
The normal procedure (ie. when the bridge name is not known) is as follows
• Enter Province Number and Bridge Name only - then the entire province will
be searched for the name of the bridge entered, or
• Enter Province Number, Link Number, and Bridge Name - the entire link will
be searched for the name of the bridge, or
• When a list of names satisfying the search criteria is displayed, highlight the
required bridge and press Enter to select it and exit the procedure, or
press Esc to try another Bridge Name and Number.
At anytime during this procedure, the RECALL (Ctrl-L) feature can be used.
The 'Find a Bridge' screen can be activated from any main menu and all bridge data editing
programs, usually by pressing F.
• After a successful search, the bridges with names which satisfy the part of the
Bridge Name entered are displayed as shown in Figure 3.8. Press PgUp/PgDn
to view all bridges found.
Note: You may notice that there are bridges in the list that do
not appear to match the name you entered. The IBMS
attempts to find bridges that contain the name or character
string entered exactly, or bridges that 'sound' the same.
• If the required bridge is found, highlight it and press Enter to complete the
search or,
eg. If you are looking for a bridge and you are not exactly sure which one it is
from the list displayed, memorize those that it may be with Ctrl
Enter. Return to the original screen, then you can quickly search through the list
with the RECALL (Ctrl-L) feature.
• Option 4 'View Previous Reports' is selected from the Printing Action Menu
(page 12-2), or
Note : IMPORT. TXT - report created during the 'province import' process.
When O is pressed from the 'View Previous Reports' screen, the following menu is
displayed :
Allows selection of LQ1 050 or LX800 printers. Reports saved to a file with the LQ1050
option and now printed to LX800, will have all occurrences of 15 pitch printing changed to
condensed printing.
Files saved with a particular font can be printed using a different font.
A description of the file can be entered and saved for future reference.
Copies the current filename to another directory or diskettes. The file name cannot be
changed.
Many reports print vertical lines for column separators. These lines require the printer to
make two passes to print a line. A report can be printed faster if the ‘Toggle Quick Print’
options is set. When set, the full vertical line is replaced with a divided vertical line which
requires only 1 pass to print a report.
Important reports can be 'protected' against accidental erasure by making them 'read-only'.
These protected files are then displayed with the symbol on the right hand side of the
popup list, as shown in Figure 3.9.
MOUSE SUPPORT
Some data entry screens and menus have mouse support ie. cursor movements and
scrolling can be carried out and menu options selected by pressing the left mouse button
on the appropriate option.
The computer must have a mouse, and the mouse driver software must be loaded.
By moving the mouse cursor on the arrow keys at the top right side of Figure 3.10 and
pressing the left mouse button, the computer will simulate an arrow key press.
By highlighting a cell eg. Replace Timber Deck - 'Cost' cell and presssing the left mouse
button, the cursor cell will move to the mouse cursor position.
The options displayed on the last line can be activated by placing the mouse cursor on the required
option eg. Fl-Help and pressing the left button.
Menus
By placing the mouse on a menu option and double-clicking, the option will be selected.
Editing
During data editing (eg. editing Bridge data), you must press Enter or continually to move
from the first edit field to the last. However, by placing the mouse cursor on the desired field
and clicking the left button, it can be edited. immediately.
4. MENU SYSTEM
GENERAL INFORMATION.
• use the keys to move the highlight bar to the required option, then
press Enter or
Press the Esc key to exit from the menu shown on the screen to the previous menu.
This is a 'Level 1' menu. All Hotkeys can be selected from this menu.
Horizontal or Pad menus are a series of pop-up menus on the one screen.
• use the Í Î keys to move the highlight bar to the required option displayed
at the top of the screen, then press Enter
As the highlight bar is moved, the popup menu associated with the highlighted option is
displayed.
Press the Esc key to exit the menu shown on the screen and return to the previous menu.
This is a 'Level 2' menu. All Hotkeys can be selected from this menu.
MENU STRUCTURE
The menu structure for each of these modules is shown in the following pages.
Each of the modules can be run directly from DOS or from the 'Frontend' menu.
This screen will be displayed if the IBMS is run from the Frontend Menu ie. by running
IBMS.BAT.
Each of the 4 IBMS modules can be called from this menu. It is recommended that this
procedure be used rather than calling each module directly from DOS.
Pressing Esc from this menu will exit the IBMS. To avoid unintended exit, a question is
asked if Esc is pressed. The question is also asked when leaving the monitoring system.
Type Y to exit.
If the IBMS was called from the Frontend Menu, exiting IBMS will return you to the
Frontend Menu.
This menu is displayed when Option 1 is selected from the Main Menu.
Entry of bridge data, costing data, Administrative data, and updating of Link and Traffic
data is controlled from this menu.
This menu is displayed when Option 2 is selected from the Main Menu.
This is the main reporting screen; however, Inspection Reports can be printed from the
Inspections Menu only and some programming reports can only be printed from the
Programming Menu.
This menu system is displayed when Option 3 is selected from the Main Menu
Display length of completed inspections in metres and required inspection lenghth based
on current bridge condition, Inspection Policy and date of previous inspection.
Allows creation of a Detailed Inspection paket for nominated metre length, and creation of
a Routine Inspection paket for the remaining bridges requiring inspection.
Prints various Inspection Reports including bridge lists and field survey forms.
This menu system is displayed when Option 4 is selected from the Main Menu.
This is the main processing menu of the Planning component of the IBMS. The menu is
used to :
The note at the top of the Screening and Evaluation menu pads indicates if the process
'needs running' ie, if data or Base Year has been changed since the process was previously
run, then 'needs running' is displayed.
This menu is displayed when Option 5 is selected from the Main Menu
This menu is displayed When Option 6 is selected from the Main Menu
Enables finalisation of the previous year's Works Programs by removal of bridges from the
Programs, and printing of all previous Works Programs.
This menu is displayed when IBMSGRAPH is run or Option 3 is selected from the Frontend
Menu.
This menu is used to display graphs of various types based on Bridge Summary data.
This menu is displayed when IBMSUTILS is run or Option 4 is selected from the
Frontend Menu.
• Re-index databases
5. DATA ENTRY
Bridge data which is gathered during bridge inspections can only be entered through the
Data Entry screens as described in this Section. When any of the Inventory, Routine or
Detailed Inspection options is selected from the Data Entry menu, the following screen is
displayed with the appropriate title and bridge selection list :
Procedure
To carry out all functions, first highlight the bridge, then press the appropriate key.
Screen Movement
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5. DATA ENTRY General
Press I to display the Detailed Inspection data for the highlighted bridge.
For Inventory/Routine Inspection - this instruction Prints the Bridge Number, Name, and
Location on a pre-printed sheet (Appendix Page A-88).
For Detailed Inspection - a similar sheet including Element and Defect descriptions is printed
(Appendix Page A-89).
Normal Features
To go to a particular Link, type the number of the Link eg. Link 3, type 3 and press Enter
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5. DATA ENTRY General
This Section describes the entry of the three types of Inspection data. The types of
Inspection and their various data components are listed below:
• Inventory Inspections
- Inventory data
(Refer page 5-5)
- Ancillary data
(Refer page 5-7)
• Routine Inspections
• Detailed Inspections
For all types of Inspection, the screen shown in Figure 5.2 will be displayed when F10 is
pressed in order to commence an edit session.
Special Inspections/Emergency Action data is stored in only one location in the data files,
ie. there is only one set of this data for Routine or Detailed Inspections, and only the most
recent data entered is stored.
Reports on the inspection data can be prepared after entry of the data.
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5. DATA ENTRY General
The following screen is displayed with the appropriate title when F10 is pressed from the Bridge
Selection Screen (Figure 5.1) :
Figure 5.2 - Inspection Date and Inspector NIP - Sample Screen (Detailed Inspection)
Procedure
• This screen enables entry of the Inspection Date and Inspector's NIP.
• The date must be a valid date which is earlier than the current date.
• Press Enter again to complete the Date and NIP Data entry
• Pressing F3 will delete all Detailed Inspection data for this bridge. This
option is only available for Detailed Inspection data.
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridge Data Entry Screens
Features
When you are editing, move these keys backwards or forwards through the data to be
edited.
For bridges with more than 1 span, the Ç È keys are used to scroll the span information
displayed in the lower part of the screen. Initially, the first span is displayed at the top of the
span list. Use down arrow È to move to the next span.
Press F8 to proceed to the next data entry screen for the current bridge.
Press Enter to commence editing the administrative and geometric bridge data displayed
in the first part of the screen. Press Enter again to proceed from one field to the next or
use Ç È keys.
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridge Data Entry Screens
Press D to delete the span and span data currently highlighted. Other spans will be
automatically renumbered.
Note : When span width, footpath, clearance and superstructure type data is
entered for Span 1, or subsequently amended, the same data or changed data
can be automatically recorded for all other spans.
Pressing Esc can perform either of 2 functions. If you are not currently editing bridge or
span data, Esc will exit this screen and return to the Bridge Selection Screen. If you are
editing data, you will be asked if you want to terminate editing.
Printing
Bridge Inventory Data: Report No. IBMS-BD1 - Sample Report see Page A-2
General Bridge Data: Report No. IBMS-BD2 - Sample Report see Page A-4
Detailed Inspection Data: Report No. IBMS-BD3 - Sample Report see Page A-6
Bridge Condition Summary: Report No. IBMS-BD4 - Sample Report see Page A-8
Complete Bridge Information: Report No. IBMS-BD5 - Sample Report see Page A-10
Bridge Statistics Summary: Report No. IBMS-BD6 - Sample Report see Page A-12
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridges Data Entry Screens
Procedure
• Transfer the answers to the questions from the Inspection form to the
screen.
• Pressing F7, F8 and Esc will exit this screen immediately. All changes
made are retained. If the traffic flow mark is changed, the bridge will be
required to be re-screened.
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridge Data Entry Screens
Procedure
• Pressing F7, F8 or Esc will exit this screen immediately. All changes
made are retained.
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridge Data Entry Screens
Procedure
• Press PgUp / PgDn to scroll the data where there is insufficient space on one
screen
Note: Element codes must be valid. Locations must be entered in accordance with
the Detailed Inspection Component Numbering System ie. A 1, P2,
B2 etc.
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5. DATA ENTRY Bridge Data Entry Screens
Defect Report
Procedure
As each data line is highlighted, the element and defect descriptions, and
the location are displayed above.
Element Evaluation
Use this procedure to add bridges to the IBMS database. This is the only means of adding new
bridges to the system.
Procedure
• enter the new Bridge Number in format xx.xxx.yyy.yss. The Link suffix
must be entered and must be a valid suffix .
• if the Bridge Number already exists in the database, the Bridge Number
and Link will be displayed with the prompt 'Bridge already exists ……'.
Try a new Number.
Notes : Pressing Esc during entry of data will not delete the new bridge.
Deleting Bridges
Use this procedure to remove bridges from the IBMS database. This is the only means of removing
bridges from the IBMS database.
All reference to this bridge in data files, span file, works file, Detailed Inspection file etc will be
removed.
Procedure
• Press F10 to proceed. Press any other key to exit without deleting the
bridge.
Renumber Bridge
Use this procedure to change the Bridge Number. The Number of the highlighted bridge can
be changed.
All reference to the previous Bridge Number will be replaced by the new Bridge Number.
The new Bridge Number can be on another Link.
Procedure
• Press F10 to confirm the renumbering, or press any other key to exit the
screen.
TREATMENT COSTS
Treatment Costs are used during the Economic Evaluation procedure to evaluate
construction and repair costs for various treatment strategies. All costs are Rupiah per
square metre.
Procedure
To view or edit treatment costs, highlight the 'Treatment Costs' option in the Data Entry
Menu and select Option 1 'Treatment Costs' from the pop-up menu.
Screen Movement
Highlight the field and press Enter to edit values in the screen.
Mouse Support
Printing
Estimated Bridge Treatment Costs : Report No. IBMS-PD4 - Sample Report see Page A-58.
The Link Database (LINK.DBF) contains information on Link Number, Suffix, Name, Status,
Function, Length, Start and End km readings, and Town of Origin for each Link. The IRMS
maintains the Link database. The IBMS uses only some of the fields kept in the IRMS
version of the LINK file.
The major fields used by the IBMS are the Link Number and Suffix, Status, and Function
fields. These are used in
The LINK database used in the IBMS should be kept up to date and consistent with the
IRMS version. This can be done in two ways
• Importing the IRMS Link file directly using the Database Utilities Module (Refer
page 5-19)
Changes to Link data will require the Technical Screening to be re-run on the Links where data
was changed.
Link Information
Procedure
Highlight the 'Admin Data' option in the Data Entry Menu and select Option 1 'Link
Information' from the pop-up menu to display the following screen
Screen Movement
Use Í Ï Ð Î or PgUp/PgDn keys to locate and display fields for each Link.
Note : There are more data fields to the right hand side of the screen in Figure 5.13.
Press A and enter new Link and Suffix. After adding the Link, enter the other data.
Note : This option should not often be used as all Links should be in the IRMS file and
can be imported, using the process described on Page 5-19.
Press R and enter the new Link and Suffix. The new Link Number can be either :
• a new Link Number - the previous Link and its bridges are renumbered,
or
• an existing Link without bridges. All bridges on the existing link are
moved to the new link, but the original Link remains in the Link file.
Press D to delete a highlighted Link. If a Link has bridges on it, it cannot be deleted.
Highlight the field and press Enter to edit values in the screen
Mouse Support
Printing
Link Information Report : Report No. IBMS-IR1 - Sample Report see Page A-46.
Use the following procedure to update the IBMS Link file directly by the most recent IRMS
Link file.
Notes : Links in the IBMS file which do not include any bridges and which do not appear in
the IRMS file will be deleted from the IBMS Link file.
Links in the IRMS file which did not previously exist in the IBMS file will be
added to the IBMS file.
For Links with matching numbers, all Link data will be updated including name,
length, town of origin etc.
Procedure
• Select the Database Utilities module from the Frontend Menu, highlight
the 'Restore Data' option, and select Option 2 'Link Data - IRMS' from
the pop-up menu.
• Enter the file name of the IRMS Link Database (include any directory
information required) eg. A:\LINKDEsc
Validation
After importing the IRMS Link file, the 'Check/Update Suffix' and 'Print Suffix Validation' Reports
in the Database Utilities module should be run to check for changes to Link/Suffix combinations.
Printing
Link Information Report : Report No. IBMS-IR1 - Sample Report see Page A-46.
Traffic data is collected and maintened by the IRMS. Traffic data in the IBMS can be
updated in two ways:
• importing the IRMS Traffic Data file directly using the Database Utilities
Module (Refer Page 5-23)
The IBMS does not use the IRMS traffic data directly, but calculates projected traffic
counts up to 10 years ahead for use in the Economic Evaluation process.
The IBMS calculates the projected traffic counts by using the results of the traffic counts in a
particular year, and applying anticipated traffic growth rates for the next ten years.
Printing
Link Information Report : Report No. IBMS-IR1 - Sample Report see Page A-46.
Traffic Data
Use the following procedure to modify traffic counts for a Link or to add a traffic count for
an existing Link on which there is currently no traffic data.
Note: Following changes to the traffic data, the projected traffic counts will be
calculated automatically (Refer page 5-20).
Procedure
Highlight the 'Admin Data' option in the Data Entry Menu and select Option 2 'Traffic Data'
from the pop-up menu to display the following screen:
Screen Movement
Use the Ï Ð or PgUp/PgDn keys to locate and display the traffic data for each Link.
Press A to add a Link to the Traffic Data database. A list of valid links from the Link
Database will be displayed in a pop-up. Highlight the Link and press Enter to add the Link
to the Traffic Data database. The data can then be edited.
To edit the traffic count or year of survey, highlight the Link and field, then press Enter to
commence editing
To go directly to a particular Link, type the Link Number and press Enter.
Mouse Support
Use the following procedure to update the IBMS Traffic file directly by the most recent
IRMS Traffic Data file.
Procedure
• Select the Database Utilities module from the Front End Menu, highlight the
'Restore Data' option, and select Option 3 'Traffic Data - IRMS' from the
pop-up menu.
• Enter the file name of the IRMS Traffic Database (include any directory
information required) eg. A:\TRAFFIC
Notes : The entire IRMS Traffic file is replaced, for the particular province.
Use the following procedure to maintain the list of Cabang Dinas Codes for a Province.
Only codes from this list can be used during entry of bridge inventory data.
Procedure
Highlight the 'Admin Data' option in the Data Entry Menu and select Option 3 'Cabang
Dinas Codes' from the pop-up menu.
Screen Movement
Use the Ï Ð or PgUp/PgDn keys to locate and view Cabang Dinas Codes.
A Code cannot be deleted if there are bridges in the Database with that Code.
If there are bridges with the Code which is to be deleted, the user is prompted to change the
Code only,' rather than delete it. Press Esc if you do not wish to proceed with deletion
of the Code.
To change a Cabang Dinas Code, highlight the Cabang and field, then press Enter to
commence editing. When a Code is changed, all bridges with the old code will be changed
to the new code automatically.
Mouse Support
Printing
Cabang Dinas Codes : Report No. IBMS-AD1 - Sample Report see Page A-36.
NIP Information
Screen Movement
Press D to delete a NIP. A NIP can only be deleted if it has not been used ie. not
assigned to a bridge during an inspection.
To select a NIP (only available during Data Entry), place the cursor in Column 1 on the
required line, and press Enter.
Mouse Support
Printing
Inspector NIP : Report No. IBMS-AD5 - Sample Report see Page A-44.
Use the following procedure to update the IBMS Road Width (RNI) file directly by the most recent
IRMS Road Width Data file.
Procedure
• Select the Database Utilities module from the Front End Menu, higlight
the 'Restore Data' option and select Option 4 'Road Data - IRMS' from
the pop-up menu.
• Enter the file name of the IRMS Traffic Database (include any directory
information required) eg. A:\RNI
Notes : The entire IBMS Road Width file for the particular province is replaced.
Use the following procedure to update the IBMS Road Planning file directly by the most
recent IRMS Road Planning Data file.
Procedure
• Select the Database Utilities module from the Front End Menu, highlight the
'Restore Data' option, and select Option 5 'Planning Data - IRMS'
from the pop-up menu.
• Enter the file name of the IRMS Planning Database (include any directory
information required) eg. A:\MNPLAN
Notes: The entire IBMS Road Planning file for the particular province is replaced.
6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Inspection Programs or 'Pakets' are lists of bridges that are to receive a Detailed or Routine
Inspection. The process of generating these lists can be done entirely by the IBMS or they can be
modified by the user to meet the Province's needs.
After being generated, an Inspection Paket remains unchanged (and can therefore be
printed at any time in the future) until the following occurs :
In the 'Review Inspection Pakets' option, bridges can be added to or deleted from an
Inspection Paket, or moved from one Inspection type to another, regardless of other criteria
applied during the generation of the Paket.
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6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS Inspection Planning
INSPECTION PLANNING
Selecting the 'Planning' option from the Inspections Program Menu will display the
following screen :
This screen displays 2 sets of figures. The first set details the actual length of inspections that
have taken place in previous years. The second set represents the length of bridges
requiring inspections in this and later years, according to the Policy for Inspections.
All bridges will have a Detailed Inspection at least once every 5 years. All bridges not
undergoing a treatment will have a Routine Inspection that year.
Bridges which are to have a Detail Inspection in a particular year will not have a Routine
Inspection that year.
A bridge with Condition Mark 3 or more will be scheduled for a Detailed Inspection at two
yearly intervals.
Procedure
The date the figures were previously updated is displayed. To ensure the latest figures are
displayed, select the Update option by pressing U.
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Notes: The lengths of bridge displayed do not include short bridges (< 6m) or wet
crossings.
The figures for 'Required Inspections' in successive years assume that the
required Detailed Inspections are carried out in the earlier years.
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6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS Create Inspection Pakets
Selecting the 'Create' option from the Inspections Pakets Menu will display the following
screen :
The previous budget length is used as the default. Type a new budget length and press
Enter. You will then be asked if you want to include both National and Provincial bridges or only one
category. Select the required option (usually both). The Paket will then be created and
the following screen is then displayed :
Notes: The Routine Inspection Paket Length is created as a by-product of the Detailed
Inspection Paket creation. The Scheduled figure is the length that should have
been inspected according to Policy (Refer Page 6-2).
The selection of bridges for the Paket is carried out automatically according to the
Policy for Inspections. The selection process starts from the first bridge in the
province ie. Bridges on Link 001, and proceeds to the higher-number links.
If this method is not appropriate (eg. in the early stages of IBMS implementation while there
are still many bridges requiring Detailed Inspections), then the Paket can be modified
using the 'Review' option.
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6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS Printing Options
PRINTING OPTIONS
Several options are available for printing Inspection Pakets and other Inspection documents.
Routine Inspection Paket : This option will print every bridge in the Province with a
note in the 'CATATAN' column of the Report indicating
the requirement for inspection. (Sample Report IBMS-DI1
Page A-60)
Detailed Inspection Paket : This option will print only those bridges in the Detailed
Inspection Paket. Bridges are listed according to Link
Number but are grouped into their respective Cabang.
(Sample Report IBMS-DI2 Page A-62)
Routine Inspection Form : This option will print the Routine Inspection Form (one
bridge per page) for all bridges in the Routine Paket.
(Sample Report IBMS-DI3 Page A-64)
Detailed Inspection Form : This option will print the bridge Inventory and Detailed
Inspection data (one bridge per page) for all bridges in the
Detailed Paket, for updating in the field. (Sample Report
IBMS-DI4 Page A-66)
Inventory Data Form : This option prints the Inventory data only, for all bridges in
the particular province. Normal Scoping and Filtering can
be applied (Refer Page 12-6). eg. to restrict the report to
those bridges in the Detailed Paket, set a condition or
filter to COMINSPEC = 'D'. (Sample Report IBMS-DI5
Page A-68)
Bridges Not Yet Inspected : This option prints a report listing all bridges marked for an
inspection in this financial year which have yet to be
inspected. (Sample Report IBMS-D17 Page A-72)
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6. INSPECTION PROGRAMS Review Inspection Pakets
Selecting the 'Review' option enables the user to modify the current Inspection Paket by
including or excluding individual bridges. This is normally done after creating a paket.
This option can also be used to view the Inspection Paket in its current form.
Procedure
Screen Movement
Pressing Enter toggles the 'Incl' status as does pressing Space, W, D or R. As the status
changes so do the total lengths in the Detailed and Routine Pakets.
To go directly to a particular Link, type the Link Number and press Enter.
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7. PLANNING
7. PLANNING
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Bridge Planning Module in the IBMS uses a Systems Analysis approach to Economic
Evaluation, and is used to prepare 'indicative' works programs and 'long lists' of bridges.
A different approach to Economic Evaluation is used to finalise the works programs. This
process is carried out under the Bridge Programming Module (refer Section 8), and involves
selecting alternative 'treatment strategies' for individual bridges.
The BMS Planning and Programming Manual contains a more detailed description of the
Economic Analysis Methodology.
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7. PLANNING Technical Screening
TECHNICAL SCREENING
Procedure :
• Highlight the 'Screening' option and select Option 1 from the pop-up
menu
• The IBMS will only screen those bridges which require it.
Printing
This report is available from Option 2 in the 'Screening' popup menu, or from the
Reporting/Viewing Level 2 Menu.
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