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Transport Infrastructures and Asset Management in Portugal: Past, Present and Future

 Transport Infrastructures and Asset Management in Portugal: Past, Present and Future
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Presented at IABSE Symposium: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management, Guimarães, Portugal, 27-29 March 2019, published in , pp. 1750-1757
DOI: 10.2749/guimaraes.2019.1750
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Bridge management in Portugal had a remarkable development during the larger part of the last two decades. This paper intends to present an historical review of the situation before and after the E...
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Author(s): (Betar Consultores, Lisboa, Portugal)
(Betar Consultores, Lisboa, Portugal)
(Betar Consultores, Lisboa, Portugal)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Symposium: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management, Guimarães, Portugal, 27-29 March 2019
Published in:
Page(s): 1750-1757 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 1750-1757
Total no. of pages: 8
DOI: 10.2749/guimaraes.2019.1750
Abstract:

Bridge management in Portugal had a remarkable development during the larger part of the last two decades. This paper intends to present an historical review of the situation before and after the Entre-os-Rios accident, a tragedy that triggered a modern approach to bridge management in Portugal. Nowadays the country is on par with worldwide best practices, supported by a system developed by Betar and adopted by all major stakeholders. Building on the idea that most BMS principles can be applied to other asset types in a road or network and the current lack of tools for managing those assets, the paper proposes a methodology for implementing GOA® to new types of assets, presenting some challenges that may arise. Following the implementation to different assets, the paper also discusses a model for integrating those different sets of assets into a coherent and effective management strategy.

Keywords:
bridge asset management transport infrastructures road assets