Possibilities of unification of bridge condition evaluation : Sustainable Bridges SB-D3.3

• This report is presenting possibilities as well as some conceptions of European harmonization in the area of bridge condition assessment. The proposals are addressed to all railway authorities to stimulate discussion on potential needs and possible directions of the unification process. Solutions developed by the Project can be recommended for implementation in the next versions of the existing bridge management systems or in the anew created systems. The proposed concepts can be also applied as independent external computer-based tools of bridge condition assessment supporting the existing bridge management systems.The main objectives of the presented report can be listed as follows:• presentation of proposed basic terminology in the field of bridge condition assessment;• presentation and comparison of bridge geometry models which can be applied in computer systems supporting assessment of bridge condition;• presentation of proposal of hierarchical classification of bridge damages as a first step to harmonization of the procedure of bridge condition assessment;• presentation of proposal of quantitative measures for all basic types of bridge damages for improvement of precision and objectivity of condition assessment;• presentation of conception of bridge condition evaluation based on numerical quantificationof damages and supported by the computer expert tools.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Infrastrukturteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Infrastructure Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Bridge condition evaluation

Unification

Byggkonstruktion

Structural Engineering

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