A Digital Approach for Effective Asset Management of Tunnel Infrastructure

Infrastructures are complex, multi-scale, and multi-domain systems (with natural-human-engineered elements) providing critical services. Infrastructures are composed of many interdependent structural elements; any damage to these individual components dramatically affects their structural safety and integrity. Infrastructure Asset Management involves the systematic and strategic management of physical assets (such as roads, bridges, buildings, utilities, etc.) to ensure their optimal performance, longevity, and cost-effectiveness throughout their lifecycle. The primary goal of Infrastructure Asset Management is to maximize the value of assets while minimizing risks and costs associated with their operation, maintenance, and renewal. Infrastructure Asset Management involves several key aspects, starting with the identification and classification of all assets within a network, followed by regular evaluation of their condition to determine maintenance and renewal needs. In recent decades, infrastructure owners have adopted strategic asset management, a systematic approach to managing their infrastructure assets to support long-term transportation goals and inform investment planning. This approach aims to optimize limited budgets and resources, enabling more effective planning of maintenance activities to maximize benefits and reduce the need for reactive repairs or asset replacement. By implementing effective Infrastructure Asset Management practices, organizations can enhance the reliability, safety, and sustainability of their assets, ultimately leading to improved service delivery, reduced lifecycle costs, and increased stakeholder satisfaction. This paper presents a workflow aim to create a platform for IAM, focusing on Tunnel, organizing infrastructures data integrating BIM and GIS, to manage monitoring and maintenance.