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Estimation of load carrying capacity of bridges based on damage and deficiency
Kiyohiro Imai Manager of Maintenance Planning Division, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co., Ltd., Japan. Member of Technical Committee 4.3 on Road Bridges
Scot Becker Director of the Bureau of Structures at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, USA. Member of Technical Committee 4.3 on Road Bridges
Ensuring the safety of travelling public driving on road bridges is a main concern for all road authorities. Therefore, it is important to identify effective estimation methods of the load carrying capacity of bridges based on damage and deficiency, starting from bridge inspection to further actions.