Naslov
Condition Monitoring, Assessment and Maintenance of Bridges in Croatia

Autori
Radić, Jure ; Bleiziffer, Jelena ; Tkalčić, Damir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Current and future trends in bridge design, construction and maintenance / - , 2005, 1-8

Skup
Fourth International Conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance

Mjesto i datum
Kuala Lumpur, Malezija, 10.10.2005. - 11.10.2005

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
bridges; condition monitoring; assessment; maintenance

Sažetak
Condition monitoring and assessment play an important role in bridge management with respect to selecting an optimum maintenance strategy. Strong development of communication technology and measurement techniques during the past decades provided an efficient tool for monitoring the structural performance and durability parameters of bridges. The consciousness of benefits that continuous bridge monitoring may provide in preserving fitness of bridges to carry the loads and resist the environmental impact is increasing. If applied on continuous basis over a longer period of time, these shall provide useful information for the design of new bridges, enabling a more precise service-life design.Standards for the aassessment of the existing concrete bridges should be developed as the assessment is different then design. The process has to be as objective as possible to avoid subjective judgment, which can lead to wrong doings in characterizing structures. Assessment of existing structures has to be done by a team of experts and in an independent institution, which will not be under influence from any side with interests in repair or maintenance work. The framework for efficient bridge management in terms of bridge management system HRMOS exists, but it is not fully implemented in practice. This is mainly a consequence of scarce maintenance funds, which resulted in irregular inspection and limited testing, and subsequently led to huge and complex repair works.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Građevinarstvo

POVEZANOST RADA