A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks

G. Morcous; Z. Lounis

A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks

G. Morcous, Z. Lounis

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach to programming maintenance alternatives for a network of concrete bridge decks using genetic algorithms and Markovian performance prediction models. Genetic algorithms are robust and stochastic optimization techniques that overcome the mathematical complications and combinatorial explosion problems of the conventional optimization techniques. Markovian models are the state-of-the art stochastic models used in several maintenance management systems to predict the future condition for a network of infrastructure facilities. An illustrative example for finding the optimal maintenance alternatives of concrete bridge decks using field data is presented to demonstrate the fesability and capability of the proposed approach.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference
Pages	2043-2046
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2003
Event	Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - 31st Annual Conference: 2003 Building our Civilization - Moncton, NB, Canada Duration: Jun 4 2003 → Jun 7 2003

Publication series

Name	Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Volume	2003

Conference

Conference	Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - 31st Annual Conference: 2003 Building our Civilization
Country	Canada
City	Moncton, NB
Period	6/4/03 → 6/7/03

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Engineering(all)

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Morcous, G., & Lounis, Z. (2003). A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks. In CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings: 2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference (pp. 2043-2046). (Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering; Vol. 2003).

A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks. / Morcous, G.; Lounis, Z.

CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings: 2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference. 2003. p. 2043-2046 (Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering; Vol. 2003).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Morcous, G & Lounis, Z 2003, A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks. in CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings: 2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference. Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, vol. 2003, pp. 2043-2046, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - 31st Annual Conference: 2003 Building our Civilization, Moncton, NB, Canada, 6/4/03.

Morcous G, Lounis Z. A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks. In CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings: 2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference. 2003. p. 2043-2046. (Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering).

Morcous, G. ; Lounis, Z. / A new approach to programming maintenance activities for concrete bridge decks. CSCE 31st Annual Conf. Proceedings: 2003 Building our Civilization - 5th Construc. Specialty Conf., 8th Environ. and Sustainable Eng. Specialty Conf. and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference. 2003. pp. 2043-2046 (Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering).

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