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Bridge Management System from Project to the End of Service Life

Nowadays, we are witnesses of significant projects and engineering works connecting different parts of Croatia with the network of fast and safe motorways. These motorways incorporate a large number of bridges which have already been built or are in the construction phase. The construction process always has twofold effects ; on one side it has great influence on the economical and social development of the country and on the other side it has negative influence on the environment changing it forever considering its different aspects, i.e. visually, biologicaly, ecologicaly, culturaly and functionaly. Hence, it is necessary to protect inherited environment not only by legislation but by a detailed and carefully developed management procedure. Also, it is important and necessary to built structures of long-lasting esthetical and functional values with lowest possible financial costs. This paper proposes the possibility of improving the bridge management and organization system by introducing new appropriate standards and by constituting a special institution employing skilled experts. Based on the clearly developed and prescribed procedures and standards and after consultations with the investors such professional institution (or institutions) should bring decisions concerning full bridge management from the very first idea to the end of its service life including bridge demolition and environment recovery.

bridge; management system; professional institution; project; service life

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