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An Analysis of Bridges Performance in Southern Brazil Highways

An Analysis of Bridges Performance in Southern Brazil Highways
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Presented at IABSE Conference: Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs of the Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2018, published in , pp. 330-336
DOI: 10.2749/copenhagen.2018.330
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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, base...
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Author(s): (Federal University of Parana, PR, Brazil)
(Federal University of Parana, PR, Brazil)
(Federal University of Parana, PR, Brazil)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Conference: Engineering the Past, to Meet the Needs of the Future, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2018
Published in:
Page(s): 330-336 Total no. of pages: 7
Page(s): 330-336
Total no. of pages: 7
DOI: 10.2749/copenhagen.2018.330
Abstract: 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.
Keywords:
bridge assessment bridge management system bridge performance