BRIDGE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE (BRIME): OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AND REVIEW OF BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

The number of bridges on the European road network that require maintenance is increasing and the direct cost of the engineering work necessary to maintain a satisfactory road network is high. There is therefore a need for rational methods for deciding how maintenance budgets should be allocated to ensure that they are used cost effectively. The most appropriate maintenance strategy for a stock of bridges is a complex subject and there are a number of issues that determine the most economic strategy. These include: (1) condition of the structure; (2) load carrying capacity; (3) rate of deterioration; (4) maintenance treatments available and their effectiveness, lifetime and cost; (5) traffic management costs; (6) traffic flow rates and the associated delay costs; (7) cost of working in the future discounted to present day values; (8) the costs accruing from improvements such as strengthening or bridge widening; and (9) implications for safety and traffic flow if the work is not carried out immediately. By taking all these factors into account it should be possible to develop a programme of maintenance work optimised to achieve a standard condition at a minimum lifetime cost. This paper gives an overview of a European research project on Bridge Management in Europe (BRIME) which is being undertaken to develop an outline framework for a bridge management system for the European road network. It also summarises the results of a worldwide review of bridge management systems. For the covering abstract see ITRD E106406.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WOODWARD, R J
  • VASSIE, P R
  • GODART, M B
• Conference:
  • BRIDGE MANAGEMENT 4 - INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 12-19

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge management systems; Deterioration; Maintenance; Research projects
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 3409: Bridge management system; 5255: Deterioration; 8034: Europe; 3847: Maintenance; 8557: Research project
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00801535
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2854-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 8 2000 12:00AM