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Proposal Of A Methodology For Bridge Condition Assessment, Maria Rashidi, Peter Gibson
Proposal Of A Methodology For Bridge Condition Assessment, Maria Rashidi, Peter Gibson
Peter R Gibson
Due to the substantial role of bridges in transportation networks and in accordance with the limited funding for bridge management, remediation strategies have to be prioritised. A conservative bridge assessment will result in unnecessary actions, such as costly bridge strengthening or repairs. On the other hand, any bridge maintenance negligence and delayed actions may lead to heavy future costs or degraded assets. The accuracy of decisions developed by any manager or bridge engineer relies on the accuracy of the bridge condition assessment which emanates from visual inspection. Many bridge rating systems are based on a very subjective procedure and are …