Life-cycle management of deteriorating bridge networks with network-level risk bounds and system reliability analysis

• Published in: Structural safety Vol. 83; p. 101911
• Main Authors: Yang, David Y., Frangopol, Dan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bridge deterioration; Bridge failure; Computer simulation; Deterioration; Failure analysis; Heuristic methods; Life-cycle management; Lower bounds; Maintenance management; Monte Carlo simulation; Network reliability; Operating costs; Optimization; Reliability analysis; Reliability engineering; Risk assessment; Risk bounds; Risk reduction; Schedules; Structural reliability; System reliability; System reliability analysis; Traffic assignment; Traffic delay; Traffic flow; Transportation networks; Bridge deterioration; Life-cycle management; System reliability analysis; Optimization; Risk bounds

•A novel method is proposed for life-cycle management of bridge networks.•The method adopts a non-simulation approach based on network-level risk bounds.•Probabilities of failure scenarios are obtained in system reliability analysis.•Optimal maintenance plans are determined by minimizing network-lev...