Bridge Condition Rating Using Fuzzy Sets and an Eigenvector of Priority Settings

by Hani G. Melhem, (A.M.ASCE), Kansas State Univ, Manhattan, United States,
Senaka Aturaliya, Kansas State Univ, Manhattan, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Computing in Civil Engineering

Abstract:

A simplified methodology for combining the condition rating of the various elements of bridge components (deck, superstructure or substructure) is developed using a multi-attributive decision making model and the fuzzy set theory. The primary objective is to quantify the uncertainty associated with the bridge inspector's assigned rating. This procedure provides simplicity, consistency and standardization of the bridge condition assessment process.

Subject Headings: Bridge components | Ratings | Fuzzy logic | Bridge engineering | Bridge tests | Bridge decks | Highway bridges

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