Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges

The Bridge Management System (BMS) is designed to maximise use of available data and determine the optimal strategy to perform necessary improvements to bridges in the most cost-effective manner. This paper provides a condition rating system to meet the requirements of Thailand’s Department of Hig...

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Main Authors: Suksuwan, Nukul, Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W.
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010
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author Suksuwan, Nukul
Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W.
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description The Bridge Management System (BMS) is designed to maximise use of available data and determine the optimal strategy to perform necessary improvements to bridges in the most cost-effective manner. This paper provides a condition rating system to meet the requirements of Thailand’s Department of Highways (DOH). A rating system to assess the existing condition of bridges is proposed. Segmental inspection is developed to execute efficient elementlevel evaluations and collect data that demonstrate deterioration patterns in bridge elements. The paper also describes inspection procedures for field survey execution, which enables observed distresses at the level of sub-elements or members to be allocated. Recommendations from bridge experts reveal that the proposed rating system is robust, implementable in actual practice, and suitable for efficient application in evaluating the nation’s concrete highway bridges. Although the bridge condition rating was developed in response to the specific characteristics of Thailand’s bridges, the proposed methodology can easily be extended to other bridge agencies.
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spelling usm-421872018-09-28T08:02:21Z http://eprints.usm.my/42187/ Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges Suksuwan, Nukul Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W. TH1-9745 Building construction The Bridge Management System (BMS) is designed to maximise use of available data and determine the optimal strategy to perform necessary improvements to bridges in the most cost-effective manner. This paper provides a condition rating system to meet the requirements of Thailand’s Department of Highways (DOH). A rating system to assess the existing condition of bridges is proposed. Segmental inspection is developed to execute efficient elementlevel evaluations and collect data that demonstrate deterioration patterns in bridge elements. The paper also describes inspection procedures for field survey execution, which enables observed distresses at the level of sub-elements or members to be allocated. Recommendations from bridge experts reveal that the proposed rating system is robust, implementable in actual practice, and suitable for efficient application in evaluating the nation’s concrete highway bridges. Although the bridge condition rating was developed in response to the specific characteristics of Thailand’s bridges, the proposed methodology can easily be extended to other bridge agencies. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42187/1/JCDC_Vol_15%281%29_ART_1_%281-27%29.pdf Suksuwan, Nukul and Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W. (2010) Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 15 (1). pp. 1-27. ISSN 1823-6499 http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol15_1_2010/JCDC%20Vol%2015(1)%20ART%201%20(1-27).pdf
spellingShingle TH1-9745 Building construction
Suksuwan, Nukul
Hadikusumo, Bonaventure H.W.
Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title_full Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title_fullStr Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title_full_unstemmed Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title_short Condition Rating System For Thailand’s Concrete Bridges
title_sort condition rating system for thailand’s concrete bridges
topic TH1-9745 Building construction
url http://eprints.usm.my/42187/
http://eprints.usm.my/42187/
http://eprints.usm.my/42187/1/JCDC_Vol_15%281%29_ART_1_%281-27%29.pdf