Practical applications of asset management and comakership business models for FRP bridges
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Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) material and the associated technologies for bridge
construction and refurbishment have been proven to be durable and sustainable. Much
research and a number of recent projects have demonstrated that FRP bridges can also be
cost-effective, provided that the cost and benefits over the lifecycle are considered and the
solutions are produced through an efhcient industrialisation chain. These last two aspects very
much depend on the integration in the value-chain. Fragmented procurement and business
strategies are the existing main barriers of large-scale market implementation of FRP bridges.
Previous research in the EU FP7 project Trans-IND has identified the required improvements
in the traditional business models and presented the innovative approaches. This paper builds
further on the current research outcomes by describing and analysing real project examples
where asset management and comakership models are applied by clients, construction
companies and suppliers to achieve the optimal value of FRP bridge projects.
construction and refurbishment have been proven to be durable and sustainable. Much
research and a number of recent projects have demonstrated that FRP bridges can also be
cost-effective, provided that the cost and benefits over the lifecycle are considered and the
solutions are produced through an efhcient industrialisation chain. These last two aspects very
much depend on the integration in the value-chain. Fragmented procurement and business
strategies are the existing main barriers of large-scale market implementation of FRP bridges.
Previous research in the EU FP7 project Trans-IND has identified the required improvements
in the traditional business models and presented the innovative approaches. This paper builds
further on the current research outcomes by describing and analysing real project examples
where asset management and comakership models are applied by clients, construction
companies and suppliers to achieve the optimal value of FRP bridge projects.
TNO Identifier
465967
Source title
Conference on Civil Engineering Infrastructure Based on Polymer Composites, 22-23 November, 2012 Krakow, Poland
Pages
1-9
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