Aflatooni, Mehran (2015) Synthetic rating system for railway bridge management. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
This thesis developed a condition assessment and rating method to identify those bridges in a network which are in most need of repair for an effective life cycle management. The method estimates the contribution of critical factors towards bridge deterioration and uses structural analysis to overcome the subjectivity of traditional current condition assessment methods. This research was a part of the CRC project titled 'Life Cycle Management of Railway Bridges'. Efficient usage of resources and enhancing the safety and serviceability of railway bridges are the significant outcomes of using the proposed method.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Chan, Tommy H T and Thambiratnam, David |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bridge condition assessment; bridge management; bridge rating; critical factors; criticality of component; vulnerability of components; structural analysis; analytic hierarchy process; train loads; flood; collision; earthquake; wind; environmental effects |
| Index terms: | environmental effect, subjectivity, earthquake, deterioration, critical factor, structural analysis, vulnerability, estimate, life cycle management, repair |
| Subjects: | value management, material degradation and durability, human factors and perception, maintenance engineering, risk assessment, structural engineering, financial and cost management, environmental impact, environmental hazards |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Sustainability, Project Management, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Risk Management, Construction Materials, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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