Management program on monitoring Chilean bridges during operational stage

M. A. Márquez, R. Cabezas, F. Espinoza, L. Acuña, M. A. Valenzuela, F. Rodrigues, H. Pinto

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Abstract

Currently, Chile has about 6,000 bridges in the national network considering short to medium span bridges with different structural damage and condition due to the lack of a maintenance program and the aging of structures. During 2019, the Ministry of Public Works proposed a new way to improve inspection and determination of damage index for bridges following AASHTO codes and European Standards. A “Monitoring Challenge” invites private entities, Universities and Procurement companies to develop a monitoring system for two bridges as a case study, namely, Seminario Bridge (continuous system with steel girder and concrete slab) in the Region of Valparaíso and Toltén Bridge (concrete arch bridge) in the Region of Araucanía. This paper presents the results obtained from the management program implemented by the Owner in order to, with a reduced and limited budget, get an optimization data of the damage and structural safety condition using monitoring system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020
EditorsHiroshi Yokota, Dan M. Frangopol
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages4070-4075
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780429279119
ISBN (Print)9780367232788
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 11 Apr 202115 Apr 2021

Publication series

NameBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period11/04/2115/04/21

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