Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 201 Data Available for Map 3 Data available on corridor level –Bubble charts –Catalog data for route(s)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 202 Example Data

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 203 Data Available

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 204 Zooming in to View Specific Sites Attributes of specific sites displayed –Length –Type of guardrail –Location –Upgrade needed –Accident data

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 205 Zoomed In (Map 4)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 206 Data Available for Map 4 User able to retrieve data on a site –Site attributes –Accident data –Citizen Complaints

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 207 Example data

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 208 New Kent Guardrail Catalog Catalog of guardrails currently in place on routes: –30 –33 –60 –106 –155 –249 –273

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 209 Guardrail Catalog (cont.)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 210 Preliminary Alteration of Catalog All routes put in one workbook –Worksheet for each route –Column labels aligned vertically to conserve space Experimentation using queries –Guardrails needing upgrades

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 211 Analysis of Catalog Data Data analysis for each route: –Total number of guardrails –Number of substandard guardrails –Percentage of substandard guardrails –Total length of guardrails –Number of each type of end treatment –Ultimately will be able to aggregate routes

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 212 Guardrails Needing Improvement

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 213 Improvements Needed For Different Routes

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 214 Addition of HTRIS Data HTRIS data added to a few locations for evaluation Graphs to compare accidents at different nodes

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 215 Location Key

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 216 Accident Types at Locations Note: Bubble size is value of property damage ($)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 217 Accident Types at Locations Note: Bubble size is value of property damage ($)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 218 Cost Analysis Observations –End treatments Needed on all guardrails Similar cost for all end treatments ($2500) –Costs that cannot be determined from data Removal costs Landscaping cost –Cost variability comes from difference in length

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 219 Visualization of Costs-Risk Tradeoffs Compare number and type of accidents vs. the cost of replacing the substandard guardrail

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 220 Accident Types at Locations Note: Bubble size is cost to upgrade ($)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 221 Adoption of Quantitative and Qualitative Factors/Endpoints Identify factors considered in decision

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 222 Future Work Develop a fully detailed version of the map Investigate different integration methods between the catalog and map

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 223 Immediate Future Activities Screening for sites without guardrail currently in place Visual comparison between potential upgrades and construction

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 224 Resources Comparison Tool (Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems, 1999) Graphical Aids to Decision Making (Tufte, ****************) Transportation Planning (******) Selection of Performance Metrics (***)

Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia, Charlottesville 225 Guardrail Prevalence vs. Accidents Bubble size is DVMT