Basic Study on Bridge Asset Management Framework and LOS for Efficient Downtown Bridge Maintenance

Develop a social return on investment framework for Iowa rural bridge transportation asset management

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Reliability-Based Optimization for Maintenance Management in Bridge Networks

Integrating Bridge Structural Health Monitoring and Condition-Based Maintenance Management

The development of structural health monitoring (SHM) technology has evolved for over fifteen years in Hong Kong since the implementation of the “Wind And Structural Health Monitoring System (WASHMS)” on the suspension Tsing Ma Bridge in 1997. Five cable-supported bridges in Hong Kong, namely the Tsing Ma (suspension) Bridge, the Kap Shui Mun (cable-stayed) Bridge, the Ting Kau (cable-stayed) B...

Optimization of Bridge Maintenance Management Using Markovian Models

This paper presents a systematic approach for bridge maintenance management that combines a stochastic Markovian performance prediction model with a multi-objective optimization procedure to determine the optimal allocation of funds and prioritization of bridges for maintenance, repair and replacement (MR&R). The prioritization of the bridges is based on the satisfaction of several conflicting ...

Framework for Estimating Bridge-Deck Chloride-Induced Degradation from Local Modeling to Global Asset Assessment

This technical note presents and evaluates a simple approach for estimating the degradation of bridge decks caused by chlorideinduced corrosion degradation. This approach uses the Monte Carlo method and combines a local deterministic mechanics-based model for predicting surface cracking time and a global probabilistic model for predicting a degradation curve by using random variables. The predi...