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An information value guide for infrastructure design and operation executives – Fundamental idea & concept

Sousa, Helder ; Wenzel, Helmut and Thöns, Sebastian LU (2019) IABSE Symposium 2019 Guimaraes: Towards a Resilient Built Environment - Risk and Asset Management In IABSE Symposium, Guimaraes 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management - Report p.160-167
Abstract

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has been a subject of major international research in Civil Engineering structures mainly during the last 20 years. While in the beginning, SHM mainly focused on sensor developments, nowadays practical implications regarding the acquisition, collecting and processing of data are being addressed. Indeed, SHM systems have been evolving along the two last decades and have been steadily implemented as a complement to visual inspections. Nevertheless, the decision to invest on a SHM system should be set on evidence that a payback is given to the owners/authorities and/or to society in terms of reduced maintenance costs and/or increased structural safety. A novel utilization of applied decision analysis on... (More)

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has been a subject of major international research in Civil Engineering structures mainly during the last 20 years. While in the beginning, SHM mainly focused on sensor developments, nowadays practical implications regarding the acquisition, collecting and processing of data are being addressed. Indeed, SHM systems have been evolving along the two last decades and have been steadily implemented as a complement to visual inspections. Nevertheless, the decision to invest on a SHM system should be set on evidence that a payback is given to the owners/authorities and/or to society in terms of reduced maintenance costs and/or increased structural safety. A novel utilization of applied decision analysis on how to assess the value of SHM is being addressed in the COST Action TU1402 – Quantifying the Value of SHM. In this context, a guide for infrastructure design and operation executives is presented with the main objective of supporting owners and concessionaires in the (re)negotiation of the contract terms related to asset management of Civil Engineering structures along the concession period, when evidence is given on the benefit of the utilization of SHM systems. This guide for infrastructure design and operation executives is a high-level document, concise and objective, built on a bottom-up approach and supported on the case studies and guidelines of the COST Action TU1402.

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Asset management, Civil Engineering structures, Codes & regulation, Decision/making, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
host publication
IABSE Symposium, Guimaraes 2019 : Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management - Report - Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management - Report
series title
IABSE Symposium, Guimaraes 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management - Report
pages
8 pages
publisher
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
conference name
IABSE Symposium 2019 Guimaraes: Towards a Resilient Built Environment - Risk and Asset Management
conference location
Guimaraes, Portugal
conference dates
2019-03-27 - 2019-03-29
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  • scopus:85065245578
ISBN
9783857481635
language
English
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  author       = {{Sousa, Helder and Wenzel, Helmut and Thöns, Sebastian}},
  booktitle    = {{IABSE Symposium, Guimaraes 2019 : Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management - Report}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering}},
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  title        = {{An information value guide for infrastructure design and operation executives – Fundamental idea & concept}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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