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The Community of Madrid operates a comprehensive bridge management system that enables detailed monitoring of its structures through routine and major inspections, systematic record-keeping of maintenance activities, and the analysis of special transports. This system has greatly facilitated the assessment of asset conditions and the planning of maintenance interventions under normal circumstances. [...]

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In Japan, 1.0 to 2.5 m lateral displacement appeared on the ground surface along the Futagawa-Hinagu Fault in the Kumamoto Earthquake in 2008, severely damaging many road structures. In recent years, there is a growing expectation to ensure road network resilience against fault displacement and some researches in seismic bridge design have been conducted to address the challenge, however the method [...]

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In Spain's State Road Network, managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, there are 27,152 bridges with a minimum span exceeding 3.00 m. Of these, more than 6,300 bridges undergo winter road maintenance treatments and consequently suffer from the effects of deicing salts on the pavement, structural elements, and associated equipment. To assess the potential needs of these bridges [...]

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With the increase in frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events as a direct consequence of climate change, scour susceptibility is a major concern for bridge owners and network operators. Bridges and large structures are vital for a successful network, and the loss or unavailability of a structure can have a significant impact on connectivity, network operations and socio-economic outcomes [...]

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The Fisabilillah Bridge, Indonesia's first cable-stayed bridge was inaugurated in 1998, plays a critical role in connecting the Batam, Rempang, and Galang (Barelang) islands with a main span of 350 meters and a total length of 641.8 meters, the bridge serves as a vital infrastructure asset exposed to challenging marine environments and located in the frontmost and outermost regions tends lack maintenance. [...]

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Since the opening of the Meishin Expressway in 1963, Japanese expressways have expanded their network throughout the country, currently reaching a total length of approximately 9,000 km, and have contributed to the social and economic development of Japan. However, due to the increase in large vehicle traffic, illegal overloaded vehicles, spraying of antifreeze in snowy and cold regions, and the [...]

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Considering the increase of disruptive events such as extreme weather events due to climate change and or sabotage acts in addition to the aging transport infrastructure in Germany, more efforts are required on resilience, redundancy, and robustness of bridge design and maintenance. Resilience can be described as the inherent capability of a system to absorb changes and disruptions of various kinds, [...]

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Autreville viaduct, built in 1971, supports the A31 motorway between Nancy and Metz, is 232m long and 32m wide. Its twin-beam metal structure with orthotropic slab crosses the Moselle and supports traffic of 65,000 vehicles per day, including 15% heavy goods vehicles. Since 2016, due to the appearance of numerous worrying cracks and premature fatigue of the structure, it has been placed under strengthened [...]

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Highway curved bridges often serve as critical hubs in highway transportation networks. Their prolonged functional disruption during unexpected earthquake events can severely hinder emergency rescue efforts and disrupt socio-economic activities. This study develops a seismic resilience assessment framework for highway curved bridge groups, incorporating time-dependent effects through uniform design [...]

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The collapse of the Sully-sur-Loire bridge on January 16, 1985, at a temperature of -23°C highlighted the vulnerability of old suspension bridges in France's heritage to cold weather. Following this collapse, which raised concerns about the potential failure of other structures, a risk analysis methodology for brittle fracture of steel was developed, leading to a massive emergency assessment campaign [...]

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Bridges are often the most vulnerable components within our transportation networks, as they can be impacted by a wide range of destructive environmental forces, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, liquefaction, tsunamis, and hurricanes. These natural hazard events can significantly impact bridge functionality and safety, prompting numerous risk assessment studies to evaluate the vulnerability [...]

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Road networks must be designed to be resilient to natural or anthropic disasters; however, bridge infrastructure faces significant challenges such as an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events (earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and extreme temperatures), the aging of structures due to deterioration of components, and exposure to accidents or anthropic actions, for which it [...]

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In the past, Gerber hinges (half-joints) have been frequently used in several European countries, due to several advantages: simplification of the structural system, enabling the use of manual calculations; simple construction methods with prefabricated elements; and advantages in terms of absorption of small settlements. However, they physically require the construction of bridge joints, which constitute [...]