Adoption of EConstruction Inspection Tyson Rupnow Ph D
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Adoption of E-Construction Inspection Tyson Rupnow, Ph. D. , P. E. Mary Leah Coco, Ph. D. Louisiana Transportation Research Center Louisiana RAC Summer Meeting 2020
What was the problem? • Inspection of construction • • Time consuming Extremely important Paper heavy Does it adequately document the process? • E-Construction Inspection • More timely • Better documentation
What did the researcher/DOT do to solve it? • Evaluated Head. Light • 50+ projects statewide • 180+ people • Differing size and complexity • Added a materials module
Results/Implementation/Benefit • Materials Module • Create, track, and manage within Head. Light (UPS/Amazon/etc. ) • Observed value • • Improved coordination and decision making Documentation of deficiencies nad corrections Standardization of the process Retained data for training purposes and big data analytics • Conclusions • Improved productivity exceeding 117, 000 hours per year • Improved DWR timeliness • Increased accountability, searchability, communication
Thank you! For more information, please contact: Tyson Rupnow, Ph. D. , P. E. – Tyson. Rupnow@la. gov Mary Leah Coco, Ph. D. – Maryleah. Coco@la. gov Final Report: http: //www. ltrc. lsu. edu/pdf/2020/FR_618. pdf Technical Summary: http: //www. ltrc. lsu. edu/pdf/2020/ts_618. pdf
