Balogun, T B (2014) Towards a life cycle framework for bridge management systems in the UK: Insights from a critical review of international approaches and models. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (eds.) Proceedings of 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK.
Abstract
Effective Bridge Management Systems (BMS) are of paramount importance to bridge owners and bridge managers. BMS in the UK encompass an inventory of existing bridge stock, schedule of inspections, condition rating of structures, budget planning, deterioration modelling, bid for maintenance funds, and maintenance repair and rehabilitation, but fail to consider sustainability and long-term options. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach is currently being proposed to address this problem, which can be incorporated into a BMS. In order to achieve this, a critical analysis was performed on international literatures in the area of BMS study. This presents insights of previous approaches and models towards improving existing BMS functionalities, while responding to generic requirements. Findings revealed that the incremental improvement of BMS does not consider sustainability options to enable sustainable decisions to be made regarding bridge management activities. Therefore, systems should start considering sustainability optimization criteria which can be delivered through a life cycle approach.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | asset management; bridge management system; life cycle assessment; sustainability |
| Index terms: | option, modelling, repair, management system, manager, deterioration, inventory, inspection, asset management, owner, life cycle, functionality, life cycle assessment |
| Subjects: | management, maintenance engineering, inventory management, asset management, decision analysis, sociology, quality assurance, environmental impact, practitioner, value management, design features, analytical methods, material degradation and durability |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Construction Materials, Business Strategy, Sustainability, Risk Management, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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