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Large road bridges : risk analysis and monitoring
Thierry Kretz Director, Structure Engineering division, Center transport and road studies, France. Member of the PIARC Technical Committee D3'Road Bridges'
Large road bridges are very expensive assets which require monitoring in order to assess and mitigate the risks and to ensure the very long life span for which they are designed. Risk analysis and monitoring of their condition are now an integral component in the management of large bridges.
This article outlines the findings of a survey carried out by Technical Committee D.3'Road bridges'. The survey target group was owners and managers of large bridges.