| Medium: |
conference paper |
| Language(s): |
English
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| Conference: |
IABSE Conference: Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs of the Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2018 |
| Published in: |
IABSE Conference Copenhagen 2018 |
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Page(s):
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330-336
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Total no. of pages: |
7 |
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Page(s):
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330-336
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| Total no. of pages: |
7 |
| DOI: |
10.2749/copenhagen.2018.330 |
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Abstract:
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This paper presents the basic concepts of a Bridge Management System that can create a
meaningful conservation and maintenance programs for the Brazilian Highway Public system. The
methodology, based on a deterministic procedure aims to create a list of priorities towards a future
program of maintenance of bridges. This document presents the introduction of a method that
includes the content of the analysis. The application of the proposed procedure allowed the
analysis of a batch of 308 bridges in the highways systems that cross the states of Parana and Santa
Catarina, in the southern part of Brazil. The model considers several aspects that regulate the
conditions of those bridges, considering traffic characteristics and maintenance history. The results
bring the possibility to relate the actual condition of the structures within the performance that
one expects the highway system to provide for the user. In order to complete the analysis, this paper
presents a general classification of the bridges, by their performance, creating a very meaningful list
of priorities to guide any maintenance program.
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Keywords:
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bridge assessment bridge management system bridge performance
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