A new approach to bridge infrastructure management

Maria Rashidi, Peter Gibson, Tin Kin Ho

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Abstract

![CDATA[The maintenance of bridges as a key element in transportation infrastructure has become a major concern due to increasing traffic volumes, deterioration of existing bridges and well-publicised bridge failures. The main goal of this study is to develop a requirement-driven decision support methodology for remediation of concrete bridges within acceptable limits of safety, serviceability and sustainability. The proposed model includes two phases: Phase one is focused on condition assessment and priority ranking of bridge projects which makes use of an integrated priority index addressing a variety of factors. Phase two includes a multi criteria decision making technique which is able to select the best remediation strategy at both project and network level. The modified Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique (SMART) is used as a decision analysis tool that employs the eigenvector approach of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) for criteria weighting.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInfrastructure for a Better Future: A Forum for Vision, Leadership and Action: Conference Proceedings of the International Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure, 1-4 October 2013, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia
PublisherUniversity of Wollongong
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781741282412
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
EventInternational Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure -
Duration: 1 Oct 2013 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium for Next Generation Infrastructure
Period1/10/13 → …

Keywords

  • bridges
  • maintenance
  • decision support systems

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