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Although considerable effort has been put into the development of new standards and codes for the design of new structures, comparatively little has been done on the development of documents for the assessment of existing structures. The results are discussed in a European action that addresses that imbalance. The action, known as COST 345, "Procedures Required for Assessing Highway Structures," is supported by the European Commission's COST program (COoperation in Science and Technology) and involves experts from 16 countries. The purpose is to identify the procedures and documentation required to inspect and assess the condition of structures such as bridges, culverts, earth-retaining walls, and tunnels. The action also defines the requirements for future research work, provides information on the stock of highway structures (this can be used as input to budgetary plans for maintenance works and operating cost models and also for establishing recommendations for construction options), and identifies those structures not amenable to simple numerical analysis. In particular, the focus is on the work carried out by Working Groups 4 and 5 within the COST 345 action on procedures and numerical methods for assessing the safety and serviceability of highway structures. These working groups cover issues such as overall assessment procedures and levels of assessment, uncertainty modeling (load, material, and structural response modeling), and reliability analysis and target reliability levels.

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E-C049,
IBMC03-036
IBMC03-041

English

p. 309-322

2003-4

Transportation Research Circular

9th International Bridge Management Conference

Figures (5) ; References (17) ; Tables (3)

Condition surveys; Culverts; Evaluation and assessment; Highway bridges; Inspection; Maintenance management; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Reliability; Retaining walls; Safety; Serviceability; Tunnels; Uncertainty

COST (COoperation in Science and Technology) Program

Europe

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

TRIS, TRB

Apr 21 2003 12:00AM

• ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTIES IN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT WITH INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS
• ASSET NEEDS FROM THE BOTTOM UP
• BRIDGE EXPERT ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
• BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CITY OF MOSCOW
• BRIDGE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE INTERNET WITH DANBROWEB
• BRIDGE TESTING TO ENHANCE BRIDGE MANAGEMENT IN DELAWARE
• CONDITION-BASED BRIDGE ASSET VALUATION
• CUSTOMIZATION OF THE PONTIS BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TRANSIT AGENCY
• DETERMINATION OF BRIDGE DETERIORATION MATRICES WITH STATE NATIONAL BRIDGE INVENTORY DATA
• ECONOMETRIC MODEL FOR PREDICTING DETERIORATION OF BRIDGE DECK EXPANSION JOINTS
• FLORIDA PROJECT-LEVEL MODELS FOR PONTIS
• FORECASTING LIFETIME SAFETY AND SERVICEABILITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES IN COLORADO
• IMPLEMENTATION OF ONTARIO BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• INTEGRATION OF AASHTO'S BRIDGEWARE PRODUCTS
• LIFE-CYCLE COST APPROACH TO BRIDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS
• LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF CONCRETE INFRASTRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY
• MAINTENANCE STRATEGY TO MINIMIZE BRIDGE LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
• METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTION OF CONDITION OF CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS AT NETWORK LEVEL
• MONITORING AND PLANS FOR ACTION FOR BRIDGE SCOUR: INSTRUMENTS AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCES
• NEW BRIDGE PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR PRIORITIZING BRIDGES
• PERFORMANCE-BASED PROGRAMMING OF BRIDGES IN NEW JERSEY
• PHYSICAL MODELING OF SCOUR IN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT
• PONTIS BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: STATE OF THE PRACTICE IN IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• PONTIS-BASED HEALTH INDEXES FOR BRIDGE PRIORITY EVALUATION
• PREDICTION OF DETERIORATION: START APPLICATION OF DEICING AGENT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
• STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS PART OF INTEGRATED ASSET MANAGEMENT IN KENTUCKY
• STRUCTURAL PATCH REPAIR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES: TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RISK-BASED IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE
• SUPPLY AND DEMAND SYSTEM APPROACH TO DEVELOPING BRIDGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: COMPARISON WITH TWO EXISTING APPROACHES
• SYNCHRONIZING AN AGENCY'S BRIDGE INFORMATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE VENDOR SYSTEMS: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROACH
• SYNTHESIS OF ELEMENT CONDITION DATA FOR AGGREGATE ANALYSES IN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• SYSTEM RELIABILITY MODELING IN BRIDGE MANAGEMENT
• TISBO INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: INTEGRATING INSPECTION REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
• UPDATING TIME-DEPENDENT RELIABILITY OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES WITH PONTIS BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INSPECTION RESULTS
• WEB-BASED BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM