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Civil Infrastructure Management, Maintenance and Rehabilitation CIE 572

The document discusses bridge management systems. It explains that aging bridges and increased traffic require monitoring systems to reduce risks. A bridge management system aims to optimize available resources for inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of bridges. It describes collecting inventory and condition data, modeling deterioration over time, and determining cost-effective maintenance strategies and policies to manage bridge networks with limited resources.

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Civil Infrastructure Management, Maintenance and Rehabilitation CIE 572

The document discusses bridge management systems. It explains that aging bridges and increased traffic require monitoring systems to reduce risks. A bridge management system aims to optimize available resources for inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of bridges. It describes collecting inventory and condition data, modeling deterioration over time, and determining cost-effective maintenance strategies and policies to manage bridge networks with limited resources.

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CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT,

MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION


CIE 572

BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS


Eng. Joseph Chibwe
BEng., MSc.,MEIZ, Reng.

May 2021
Rationale

The aging of bridges and traffic


volume increase result in
deterioration of bridge conditions
and consequently increased risks
to bridges users

To reduce the risk of bridges


collapsing or becoming unsafe for
use, a system to monitor/ predict
bridge performance is required
Definitions
Bridge
• a structure including supports erected over a depression or an obstruction, such
as water, highway, or railway, and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic
or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the
roadway of more than
Definitions
Bridge Management
• the activity of administrating resources to maintain operational
bridges
Bridge Management System (BMS)
• a system designed to optimize the use of available resources for
the inspection, maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement
of bridges- AASHTO
• a system or series of engineering and management functions
which, taken together, comprise the actions necessary to
administrate resources to maintain an inventory of bridges in
operation- FHWA
Objective of BMS
• The main objective of bridge
management systems is to spend the
minimum possible amount of
financial resources, keeping the
structures safe and serviceable
Bridge Management Process
Bridge Elements
Inventory Data
Identification Data
• Bridge Name
• Bridge No.
• Location (GPS Coordinates)
• Route Name
• Chainage
• Category of Road
Inventory Data
Structural Elements
• Bridge Type
• Deck type
• Foundation Type
• Deck width
• Roadway width
• Bridge Length
• Railing Type
• Approach width
• No. of spans
• Max. Span Length
• No. of piers
• No. side walks
Condition Data
• Condition data is grouped into four main areas
1. Bridge approaches
2. Bridge Elements
Deck
Piers
Foundations
Abutments
3. River/streambed condition
Common Defects
• Bridge Approaches
Settlement
Potholes
Damage guardrails
Erosion on the embankments
Damaged/clogged culverts
Common Defects
• Bridge Elements
Bridge Deck
 Cracking
 Exposed reinforcement
 Corrosion (Steel Elemets)
 Blocked downpipes
 Expansion joints
 Staining
Piers
 Cracking
 Spalling
 Exposed reinforcement
 settlement
Common Defects
• Bridge Elements
Abutments
 Cracking
 Collapsed wing/retaining walls
 Blocked weep-holes
 Erosion/undermining
 Spalling
Founditons
 Settlement
 Cracking
 Exposed reinforcement
 Erosion/undermining
Common Defects

• River/stream bed Condition


Erosion
Vegetation
Debris
Piers
Bridge Rating Systems
Bridge Rating Systems
Bridge Rating Systems - Example
Bridge Rating Systems - Example
Deterioration Modelling
• Bridge deterioration models are used to predict/estimate the
bridge condition at a point in future given a set of conditions
• The major types of bridge deterioration models are
1. Deterministic models
assume that tendency of bridge deterioration process is certain and
are based on regression analysis of condition data
2. Stochastic models
as one or more random variables (viz. time, condition state of bridge
elements) and hence can capture the uncertainty and randomness of
the deterioration process
• Modelling is done at project or network level
Costs
• Agency Costs
1. Data Collection
2. Data Analysis (Software/human
Resource)
3. Maintenance costs
4. Rehabilitation/Replacement cost
• User Costs
1. User fees (bridge Tolls)
2. Delay Costs
3. Accident Costs
Bridge Maintenance Policies
• Current bridge management practices use cost as the main factor for
determining maintenance strategies for bridges
• Bridge management methods that identify bridges based on risk
considerations and produce cost-effective maintenance strategies are
needed to best utilize limited resources for reducing risks associated
with bridge conditions
Bridge Maintenance &Rehabilitation
Strategies
• M&R strategies focus on the intensity level of intervention (routine
maintenance, repairs, rehabilitation, or replacement) each with a
defined effect on condition level.
• When the condition state and the M&R scope effects are provided,
the condition state resulting from a certain scope of work can be
determined.
• M&R scopes can be ranked from the ideal (most recommended) to
the least recommended course of action to achieve a certain state of
the bridge
Definitions
Building Management System (BMS)
• a system  for controlling and monitoring
the building's performance (structural, mechanical and electrical
equipment such as ventilation, lighting, power systems,
fire systems, and security systems)
Building Performance
• relates to a building’s ability to contribute to fulfilling the functions
of its intended use
Elements of a Building
Structural Elements of a Building
Condition Index

• 
Condition Index
• The higher the FCI, the poorer the condition of the facility.
• The International Facility Management Association offers the
following scale:
• Good: 0 to 5% FCI.
• Fair: 5% to 10% FCI.
• Poor: 10% to 30% FCI.
• Critical: greater than 30% FCI
Life Cycle Costs
• The sum of all costs both
recurring and non- recurring
costs over the life of
facility/building
• It’s a useful tool for evaluating
alternatives
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