Bridge Life Cycle Maintenance Strategy Optimization Model

• Main Authors: Cheng-hsuan Lin, 林正軒
• Other Authors: Min-Yuan Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49330514330179725333

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 營建工程系 === 101 === Because Taiwan is influenced by monsoon climate and located in seismic zone, the bridges are usually damaged by natural disasters. As a result, it is likely to cause damaging bridges and have safety doubts. Therefore, how to evaluate the health of existing bridges and enhance the life-span is an urgent issue. The inspections in Taiwan are mostly tangible(visible), while the potential risk(invisible) of earthquake and flood resistant capacity is not been described much. Because of that, it would be difficult to assess the real condition of the bridge. The bridge has to be examined and tested regularly in order to ensure and maintain the safety of the bridge. With a limited budget for bridge maintenance, the department of management must control the time of bridge maintenance to optimize the funds. To extend the life time of the bridge and maintain bridge’s safety for regular transportation take not only repair and maintenance but also safety inspections. The assessment of the bridge’s health is also indispensable.