Development of Degradation Rates for Various Bridge Types in the State of Ohio
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2011-03-01
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Abstract:The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintains a Bridge Management System (BMS) which is
responsible for collecting and maintaining historical and longitudinal data by year for all the bridges in Ohio. The BMS aids
ODOT in tracking, design, planning maintenance requests on bridges and funds allocation for maintenance. This project
applied statistical analysis and modeling of the BMS data to provide insights to the rate of degradation and maintenance
requirement of bridges under different environmental, location and other factors. Age resetting algorithms and Markov
models were utilized in order to develop Operational Performance Indices (OPIs) forecasting for General Appraisal (GA),
Wearing Surface (WS), Floor Condition (FC), and Protective Coating Systems (PCS). The results were validated against
the actual values and the results were very positive. An understanding of the behavior of the existing bridges under the
effect of different conditions and their future performance is essential for the BMS. Reliable bridge prediction and
performance models facilitate inspection scheduling, cost analysis and budget optimization.
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