GENIA: Tool for Digitizing the Operational Flow Associated with the Main Inspections of Highway Bridges

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Abstract

This paper presents a value-based assessment method to assess the condition of a road bridge based on visual inspection. The method has been developed following MIVES, a multi-criteria model for decision making that evaluates alternatives through an index value. This method increases the objectivity and consistency in the assessment of bridges condition by establishing general criteria to identify damage and automatically quantifying their relative importance. For this purpose, firstly, bridge components and types of damage have been classified, secondly, damage indicators have been defined, and finally, relative weights and value functions have been assigned to each indicator. The value-based assessment method has been implemented in a tool called GENIA, a user-friendly tool that facilitates data management and processing, and provides additional utilities as visualization of results, reporting of specific warnings for indicators that exceed alarm thresholds and recommendation for repair conditions. This paper does not pretend to carry out a commercial activity of the tool but to communicate the science behind the methodology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures - EUROSTRUCT 2021
EditorsCarlo Pellegrino, Flora Faleschini, Mariano Angelo Zanini, José C. Matos, Joan R. Casas, Alfred Strauss
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages569-577
Number of pages9
Volume200
ISBN (Print)9783030918767, 978-3-030-91876-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Dec 2022
Event1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures, EUROSTRUCT 2021 - Padua, Italy
Duration: 29 Aug 20211 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume200 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures, EUROSTRUCT 2021
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPadua
Period29/08/211/09/21

Keywords

  • Condition index
  • Data management
  • Main inspections
  • Multi-criteria model
  • Road bridges

Project and Funding Information

  • Funding Info
  • Eusko Jaularitza GIU19/029 _x000D_ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

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