NRTSI/NRC Project

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NRTSI/NRC Project
Framework for the Assessment of the State,
Performance and Management of Canadas CPI
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Objectives of 5-Year Plan (Phase 2)

• Produce a broad assessment of the performance of
  Canadas CPI based on the indicators and measures
  developed in Phase 1, using currently available
  data/information.
• Deliver the projects that will be identified in
  Phase 1 to improve the state and performance of
  Canadas infrastructure.
• Participate in and endorse the development of
  performance-based condition assessment tools
  leading to a performance-based infrastructure
  management system (work by the NRC).

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Phase 1 Project Scope - Components

• In collaboration with NRC
• Development of a framework for the assessment of
  the S/P/M of infrastructure
• Development of a 5-year plan to implement the
  assessment and for projects to improve the S/P/M
  of infrastructure
• Provision of input to the NRC for the development
  of performance measures and

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State, Performance and Management (S/P/M) of
Canadas Core Public Infrastructure (CPI)
Phase I

Framework and 5-year Plan
Collaborative Project between NRTSI and NRC
Study literature review of CPI
Project Starts
performance indicators/measures and
Mid Feb. 2008
management
State of practice NRTSI
State of the art NRC
NRTSI Meeting
(50 participants include F/P/T, FN,
municipalities, industry and professional
associations
NGOs, academia)
Mar. 2008
Key Outcomes

Selection of indicators and identification of
relevant measures

Identification of experts for technical and
non-technical working groups
Start
CPI Performance Measures Non-
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NRTSI Working Groups
CPI Performance Measures Technical Working
April 2008
Technical Working Group

Asset Management
Group (NRC Lead)
(NRTSI Lead)

Financing Infrastructure

Development of physical/technical CPI performance

Development of non
-
technical CPI

Innovation
measures
performance measures

Workshop with invited experts on life cycle
performance

Small/remote Communities
and management

Identification of projects to improve the S/P/M
of
Identification of minimum acceptable levels of
Canada

s CPI

performance
(NRTSI

NRC)

Identification of relevant approaches to
performance
assessment and management

Develop framework for S/P/M of Canada

s CPI

Development of 5
-
year implementation plan
NRTSI Meeting
(50 participants include F/P/T, FN,
municipalities, industry and professional
associations, NGOs, academia)
Discussion and Endorsement
Sept. 2008

Framework for the assessment of the S/P/M of
Canadas CPI

5
-
yr plan to implement framework and projects to
improve the S/P/M of
Canada

s CPI
Submission of Framework and 5
-
Nov. 2008
year plan to INFC (NRTSI, NRC)
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Role of NRTSI

• Provide input and guidance on the development of
  the S/P/M assessment framework
• Review and endorse the framework and 5-year plan

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NRTSI Meetings (1)

• Meeting 1 March 2008
• Presentations of studies
• NRTSI State of practice in Canada for the S/P/M
  assessment of CPI
• NRC State of the art around the world for the
  S/P/M assessment of CPI
• Selection of relevant performance indicators and
  identification of measures
• Input to NRC (Technical WG) and NRTSI
  (non-Technical WG)
• Select NRTSI representatives to the NRC Technical
  Working Group
• Select membership of NRTSI non-Technical WG,
  including NRC representation

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NRTSI Meetings (2)

• Meeting 2 September 2008
• Discussion and endorsement of
• S/P/M assessment framework
• 5-year plan broad assessment, improvement
  projects, development of performance based
  assessment tools

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NRTSI Project Components (1)

• Study literature review of the state of practice
  for the S/P/M assessment of CPI
• Creation of CPI Performance Measures
  non-technical WG
• Define measures associated with indicators
  selected by NRTSI (Meeting 1)
• Identify sources of data/information/knowledge to
  do broad assessment
• Work with NRC to create S/P/M assessment
  framework and 5-year plan
• Identify projects to improve the S/P/M of
  Canadas CPI

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NRTSI deliverables

• Two meetings of the NRTSI with 50 participants
  each
• Creation of the NRTSI CPI Non-technical
  Performance Measures working group that will
  develop non-technical state and performance
  assessment measures to complement the NRC
  technical work.
• A report that will include the following
  sections
• State of practice review for indicators on the
  state, performance assessment and management of
  CPI
• Non-technical measures that, when added to the
  technical measures developed by NRC, and
  integrated with the indicators, produce a
  comprehensive evaluation framework.
• Sources of data/information that can be used with
  the non-technical measures.
• The NRTSI component of the 5-year plan to conduct
  the performance assessment based on the framework
  and proposed project to improve the state and
  performance of the infrastructure.

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NRC Component - Challenges
Life Cycle Performance Assessment

• Qualitative performance indicators
• subjective
• visual inspection - mainly
• some non-destructive techniques
• qualitative (good, fair, poor)
• arbitrary definition of limit states/ minimum
  performance criteria
• no differentiation between safety-critical and
  other systems
• Lack of quantitative information on
• residual capacity
• likelihood of failure
• safety factor or health index
• remaining life

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NRC Component - Challenges
What is the true Deficit?

• Deficit in
• knowledge of state of Canadas CPI
• safety of CPI
• functionality of CPI
• true performance indicators and not observable
  damage
• standard or model performance metrics
• performance-based management
• appropriate allocation of funding
• funding levels

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NRC Infrastructure Management

• What do you own?
• What is the condition/safety?
• What is the risk of failure?
• What is the remaining service life?
• What do you fix first?
• How do you fix it?

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NRC RD - Phase 1

• Research program will consist of tasks
• Review of state-of-the-art in performance
  assessment and management approaches of CPI
• Identify appropriate performance metrics
• Describe appropriate asset inventories
• Define minimum acceptable levels of performance
• Assessment of risk of failure
• Decision support models for performance-based
  management

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NRC RD Phase 1(contd)

• Research program will consist of tasks
• Enabling performance measures for integrated
  asset management
• Develop survey questionnaire on S/P/M of CPI
• Formation of CPI Technical Working Group and
  organization of a Workshop of experts in the
  field
• Presentation of draft framework to NRTSI,
  discussion and endorsement at September meeting
  and
• Final report and recommendations.

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NRC CPI Program Phase 2
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Duration of Phase 1

• Nine months
• Start date mid-February 2008
• End date of November 30 2008.

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Benefits of the 5 Year Project

• Demonstrate Infrastructure Canadas (Government
  of Canada) continued commitment to improve state
  of Canadas CPI
• provinces, territories, municipalities and
  federal government.
• Advance the state of knowledge and develop
  actionable, innovative approaches in the areas of
  state and performance assessment, and
  infrastructure management

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Benefits of the 5 Year Project

• Provide objective and validated metrics to
  decision makers, owners and operators of public
  infrastructure (F/PT/M)
• Model metrics to ensure
• all regions of Canada and levels of government
  have harmonized assessments
• senior levels of government can evaluate impact
  of funding on performance of CPI

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Benefits- Phase 1

• Short-term benefits
• Illustrate benefits of quantitative approaches to
  measure CPI performance
• Demonstrate importance of defining acceptable
  minimum performance levels (failure criteria)
• Highlight importance of using risk of failure as
  a performance indicator
• Establish collaboration between NRTSI and NRC
• Comprehensive action plan for Infrastructure
  Canada to initiate phase 2

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• The NRTSI is the only group in Canada that can
  mobilise the participation, contribution and
  engagement of multi-sector, multi-discipline
  stakeholders in this rigorous process that is
  supported by a strong science (engineering,
  economic, social) base. Having served over the
  past two years as the forum for stakeholders to
  discuss, identify and initiate work in priority
  areas to improve Canadas CPI, the NRTSI is
  uniquely positioned to ensure relevance and
  buy-in for the results of this project key
  ingredients to success.