Bridge management using principles of whole life costing and life cycle assessment subject to uncertainty

A new methodology for bridge management is proposed which encompasses whole life costing and life cycle assessment objectives under conditions of uncertainty. Stochastic multi-criteria decision analysis is used in order to calculate the most preferable maintenance scenario in terms of a linear combination of whole life cost and environmental score defined through the decision-maker's preference. The proposed methodology, which could be of use at project or network level, is demonstrated through a simple example of a reinforced concrete bridge element. For the covering abstract see ITRD E126028.

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• Authors:
  • DISNEY, P (
  • JIN, N H
  • CHRYSSANTHOPOULOS, M K
  • PARKE, G A
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 426-32
• Serial:
  • BRIDGE MANAGEMENT 5: INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRIDGE MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, 11-13 APRIL 2005
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge management systems; Bridges; Conferences; Decision making; Evaluation and assessment; Life cycle analysis; Maintenance; Reinforced concrete
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3409: Bridge management system; 8525: Conference; 2248: Decision process; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5950: Life cycle; 3847: Maintenance; 4794: Reinforced concrete
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01012531
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-3354-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 20 2005 3:34PM