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DESCRIPTION:
Pontis is a computer software program owned and licensed by AASHTO. The software is designed to assist bridge managers and practitioners in analyzing bridge data to predict future bridge conditions and needs, determine optimal policies, and recommend projects and schedules within budget and policy limitations. The 2.5-day course covers entering and editing inspection data, developing a bridge preservation policy, performing bridge network level analyses, developing bridge projects, running Pontis and Infomaker reports, and refining Pontis results. The course focuses on an agency's business process steps, key concepts of bridge management and their application to Pontis, using the software, instructor demonstration exercises, and practical student exercises. Six laptop computers containing the PONTIS 4.3 software and sample training database are furnished by the NHI for use in the training course. A two-hour session has been developed as part of the training to serve as an introduction to the attributes and benefits of bridge management in general and the Pontis program in particular. This introduction is designed for Federal, state and local executives and upper- and mid-level highway agency professionals responsible for an agency's bridge/highway program. OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:- Use Pontis to support bridge management
- View, enter, and edit bridge inspection and inventory data
- Develop, update, optimize, and interpret a preservation policy
- Enter program simulation inputs, run network analyses and interpret results
- Create and rank bridge projects
- Generate and interpret reports
- Customize Pontis to support agency business practices
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for bridge program managers, bridge management engineers, bridge maintenance engineers, bridge inspectors, and project planning and programming personnel. This course is also recommended for asset management team members. |
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The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.
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