Federal Highway Research Institute, Germany Dr.-Ing. Peter Haardt QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks 2 nd ECTP Plenary Conference New Research and Innovation Strategy for Construction in Europe Versailles, France, November 21 st /22 nd

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QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Objectives: to enhance quality of infrastructure networks in consideration of sustainability and lifecycle aspects to adopt holistic approaches for road, rail, waterways and supply infrastructure to consider perspectives of owners, users, construction industry, politics, administration and research

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Benefits: advanced infrastructure management... Benefits: advanced infrastructure management reduces direct costs Benefits: advanced infrastructure management reduces direct costs... saves energy/avoids emissions/reduces the use of natural ressources Benefits: advanced infrastructure management reduces direct costs... saves energy/avoids emissions/reduces the use of natural ressources... reduces disruption and delay costs/improves mobility Benefits: advanced infrastructure management reduces direct costs... saves energy/avoids emissions/reduces the use of natural ressources... reduces disruption and delay costs/improves mobility... increases competitiveness smarter, greener, more competitive

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Challenges: different boundary conditions in different countries/areas Challenges: different boundary conditions in different countries/areas lack of lifecycle-oriented considerations (Life-Cycle-Analysis) Challenges: different boundary conditions in different countries/areas lack of lifecycle-oriented considerations (Life-Cycle-Analysis) lack of optimized Infrastructure Management Methods

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Solutions: Boundary Conditions (definition of user-oriented quality, survey of actual and future conditions,...) Solutions: Boundary Conditions (definition of user-oriented quality, survey of actual and future conditions,...) Life-Cycle-Aspects (procedures to evaluate aspects of sustainability, new life-cycle-concepts, system-specific customised materials and design, sensor technologies, maintenance methods,...) Solutions: Boundary Conditions (definition of user-oriented quality, survey of actual and future conditions,...) Life-Cycle-Aspects (procedures to evaluate aspects of sustainability, new life-cycle-concepts, system-specific customised materials and design, sensor technologies, maintenance methods,...) Infrastructure Management (optimized management methods, process suggestions for PPP, data aquisition, transfer, processing, classification of damage, damage tolerances, acceptance criteria,...)

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QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Example: QuicNet - Lifecycle Evaluation of sustainability aspects (actions, design, construction, characteristics, costs...) Development of new lifecycle concepts (knowledge based and deterministically oriented) Development of new system-specific materials and designs (user oriented quality,...) Development of new sensor technologies, measurement systems, data aquisition, monitoring,... Development of new methods of preventive maintenance, new minimal-invasive concepts of maintenance Demonstration projects (road, railway, waterway, utilities)

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Austria Germany France Switzerland Denmark Sweden United Kingdom Czech Republic Ireland Italy Netherlands Poland Current partners from Workshop 22/23 June 2006

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Expectations: additional interested partners project proposals Industry partner as host for QuicNet-Umbrella (currently Bilfinger Berger), coordination group promotion on political level (Commission, EU-Parlamentarians, national member of Programme Committee)

QuicNet Quality initiative for construction and operation of infrastructure networks Dr.-Ing. Peter Haardt Federal Highway Research Institute National and International Research Management and Cooperation Brüderstraße 53, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)2204 / , Fax: +49 (0)2204 / mailto: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Pesch Bilfinger Berger AG Group Technology Carl-Reiss-Platz 1-5, Mannheim, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)621 / , Fax: +49 (0)621 / mailto: Contact:

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