Advances in Bridge Maintenance, Safety Management, and Life-Cycle Performance, Set of Book & CD-ROM Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, 16-19 July 2006, Porto, Portugal - IABMAS '06

Advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance contains the papers presented at IABMAS’06, the Third International Conference of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS), held in Porto, Portugal from 16 to 19 July, 2006. All major aspects of bridge maintenance, management, safety, and cost are addressed including All major aspects of bridge maintenance, safety and management are addressed including advanced materials, ageing of bridges, assessment and evaluation, bridge codes, bridge diagnostics, bridge management systems, composites, design for durability, deterioration modelling, emerging technologies, fatigue, field testing, financial planning, health monitoring, high performance materials, innovations, inspection, load capacity assessment, loads, maintenance strategies, new technical and material concepts, non-destructive testing, optimization strategies, prediction of future traffic demands, rehabilitation, reliability and risk management, repair, replacement, residual service life, safety and serviceability, service life prediction, strengthening, sustainable materials for bridges, sustainable bridges, whole life costing, among others. This book is a major contribution to the state-of-the art in all aspects of bridge maintenance and safety, including contributions from leading experts in this area. It is a significant contribution to the process of decision making in bridge maintenance, safety, management and cost for the purpose of enhancing the welfare of society.

T.Y. Lin lecture Bridge forms and aesthetics ; M.-C. Tang Keynote lectures Protection of our bridge infrastructure against manmade and natural hazards; F. Seible, G. Hegemier, J.Wolfson, R. Conway, K. Arnett & J.D. Baum Bridge management: actual and future trends; J.R. Casas Life time assessment of bridges; U. Peil, M. Mehdianpour, M. Frenz & K.Weilert Cost-effectiveness of seismic bridge retrofit; M. Shinozuka, Y. Zhou, S. Banerjee &Y. Murachi The important roles of bridge maintenance and management on transportationsafety and efficiency; M.M. Lwin Application of the structural health monitoring system to the long span cable-supported bridges; S.-P. Chang Innovative structural health monitoring of bridges in Portugal; J.A. Figueiras & C.M. Félix Developing a probability based limit states bridge specification – U.S. experience; J.M. Kulicki Stonecutters bridge – durability, maintenance and safety considerations; M.C.H. Hui & C.K.P.Wong Technical Contributions Bridge management systemsThe first regional level bridge management system application in ItalyDevelopment of lifetime maintenance strategies for highway structures based on the experience of a Japanese Highway AgencyLife cycle cost optimization of a bridge superstructure considering maintenance historyThe bridge management system in Osaka-CityA bridge management system applied to a set of Portuguese bridgesOptimal maintenance strategies for existing infrastructures under seismic risksSmall and medium size bridge maintenance sequence analysis by optimization technique Internet-based management of major bridges and tunnels using the Danbro+ systemUse of genetic algorithms for optimal policies of M&R in a bridge networkOptimization of reinforced concrete bridges maintenance by Markov chainsBridge management system – GOACurrent maintenance management practice for high way bridges in VietnamProposal of maintenance management system for existing bridgesToward maintenance of old stone bridges in KoreaAn out line of the APT bridge management softwareDevelopment of are construction strategy for the Angolan bridge networkDynamic programming for optimal bridge maintenance planningOptimal long-term single stage intervention strategies for road bridgesOptimization of preventative maintenance strategies for bridgesService life design in concrete bridgesA practical bridge management system using new multi-objective genetic algorithmNovel management system for steel bridges in KoreaEgnatia Motorway bridge management systems for design, construction and maintenanceEast river bridges preventive maintenance programThe potential applicability of the Life-Quality Index to maintenance optimization problemsOptimal cost allocation for improving the seismic performance of road networksDevelopment of bridge maintenance planning support system using multiple-objective genetic algorithm Reliability analysis and optimal design of deteriorating structural systemsLifetime nonlinear analysis of concrete structures under uncertaintyProbabilistic lifetime assessment based on limited monitoringStructural response evaluation of two-blade bridge piers subjected to a localized deteriorationStiffness matrices and genetic algorithm identifiers toward damage detectionInfluence of the corrosion damage scenarios on the residual life of bridge grillagesOptimal design of deteriorating structural systems Design, operation and maintenance of high speed railway bridgesDesign issues for dynamics of high speed railway bridgesFatigue verification for railway bridges including resonance effects due to high speed trainsDynamic behaviour of high speed railway bridges in interoperable linesDesign and construction of structures for high-speed railway lines Application of structural system identification methodsStructural health monitoring using dynamic responses with regularized autoregressive modelEstimation of stiffness and mass properties from measured modal informationAssessment of the dynamic displacements using acceleration data measured on bridge superstructuresEvaluation of load carrying capacity of bridge based on ambient acceleration measurements System identification scheme using genetic algorithm for damage classification in beam-type structuresDamage assessment of bridge superstructure using moving load tests Long-term signal analysis for the existing bridge health monitoring systemsStatistical time series analysis of long-term monitoring results of a cable-stayed bridgeSignal analysis from a long-term bridge monitoring system in a three dimensional self-anchored suspension bridgeBehavior monitoring of the Korea Highway Corporation test roadBridge weigh-in-motion without axle-detector in a cable stayed bridgeDevelopment of maintenance and monitoring system for Young-Heung Bridge using the latest technologiesDevelopment of measuring data system of bridges by wireless transmission using fiber Bragg Grating sensor Damage assessment – strength and durabilityApplication of a new metal spraying system for steel bridge Part 3. A reporton 9 or 13years experience with the spraying systemRelationship between bearings type and their most common anomaliesResidual structural performance of rolled H members submerged in seawater for a long time and their anti-corrosion strategyStrength of corroded tapered plate girders under pure shearAccelerated exposure test of uncoated and metal-coated steels and its applicationCondition assessment of concrete bridges during demolitionA new method for two-stage structural damage identificationHungerford River Bridge No. 7 – a case study of assessment from first principlesModelling the response of the New Svinesund arch bridge: FE model verification and updating based on field measurementsDevelopment of evaluation system for service life of concrete bridge deck structuresApplications of acoustical techniques for detection and assessment of damage in aging structuresNumerical modelling of damaged masonry arch bridgesBond-slip behaviour of corroded reinforcing steel in concrete bridgesWest Mill Bridge – comparison of initial and long-term structural behaviourRoad bridge expansion joints: Existing systems and most common defectsExperimental and analytical model analysis of Babolsar’s steel arch bridgeStudy on safety alerting system of beam bridgeComparison between damage detection methods applied to beam structuresPrediction of crack width for prestressed concrete deck slabs in box girder bridgesStructural damage analysis for SHM system design of PC girder bridge with losing of prestressMasonry arch railway bridges in Austria: Sustainable historical structures for today’s trafficNumerical modeling and assessment of the shear key problems of FC girder bridgesDegradation of structural performance – experiment introduction and expected results Assessment, monitoring and control of bridge vibrationsEvaluation of dynamic properties of the Infante Dom Henrique BridgeEnhanced exploitation of bridge vibration measurements by Operational Modal AnalysisComparative study of system identification techniques applied to New Carquinez BridgeAnalysis and control of vibrations of Guarda footbridgeHuman-induced vibrations on foot bridgesClarification of the effect of high-speed train induced vibration on a railway steel box girder by monitoring using Laser Doppler VibrometerIntegrated monitoring of bridges by response measurementsCable-deck dynamic interactions at the International Guadiana BridgeCost-effectiveness of bridge seismic retrofit using lead-rubber bearingsA wireless sensor network for force monitoring of cable staysDynamic testing of the Millau ViaductBridge displacement measurement system using image processingOutput-only modal identification of lively footbridges Seismic and dynamic analysisComprehensive parametric study on the performance of seismic-isolated bridgesProposed improvements to AASHTO effective damping equation for seismic-isolated bridgesUsing opposing spirals to enhance seismic be

Dr. Paulo J.S. Cruz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minho at Guimarães, Portugal. He is an experienced researcher and consultant to industry and government agencies. His main areas of expertise are steel and composite structures, shear connection systems, precast bridges, bridge monitoring, life-cycle analysis, inspection, maintenance, assessment and management of bridges.Paulo Cruz is an Associate Editor of Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to recent advances in maintenance, management and life-cycle performance of a wide range of civil infrastructure systems. Dr. Dan M. Frangopol is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.He is an experienced researcher and consultant to industry and government agencies, both nationally and abroad. His main areas of expertise are structural reliability, structural optimization, bridge engineering, and life-cycle analysis, design, maintenance, and management of structures and infrastructures.He is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the 2005 ASCE Newmark Medal, the 2004 Kajima Corporation Research Award, the 2003 ASCE Moisseiff Award and the 2001 ASCE Croes Medal. Dan Frangopol is the Founding Editor of Structure & Infrastructure Engineering, an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to recent advances in maintenance, management and life-cycle performance of a wide range of civil infrastructure systems (publisher: Taylor & Francis). Dr. Luís C. Neves is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal. His main areas of research are structural reliability, optimization, steel structures, and life-cycle analysis, design, maintenance, and management of structures and infrastructures. He is author and/co-author of significant publications in life-cycle engineering applied to bridges.