Print Email Facebook Twitter Cost benefit analysis of monitoring modular joints in the dutch highway network Title Cost benefit analysis of monitoring modular joints in the dutch highway network Author Peelen, W.H.A. Vervuurt, A.H.J.M. Contributor Bakker, J. (editor) Frangopol, D.M. (editor) van Breugel, K. (editor) Publication year 2017 Abstract Modular expansion joints constitute a substantial part of direct and indirect costs of bridge maintenance. Joint condition assessments can be improved to predict or detect damages earlier. In this way the probability for consequential damages such as emergency repair and a shortened lifespan is reduced. Maintenance can be planned well in advance to reduce congestion. An Early Warning Monitoring System (EWMS) for a so-called lamellae joint was successfully operated on the Martinus Nijhoff bridge. Technically it is feasible to upgrade such systems to deliver predictive information. Wider application is hindered by an unclear cost/benefit ratio. A cost benefit analyses is reported for monitoring all 166 of such joints installed in 62 bridges in the Dutch highway net Subject 2015 Fluid & Solid MechanicsSR - Structural ReliabilityTS - Technical SciencesBuildings and InfrastructuresArchitecture and Building2015 UrbanisationCostsDamage detectionLife cycleBridge maintenanceCondition assessmentsCost/benefit ratio To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e3456c3a-e6ba-41c3-b4ab-699795bbaabd TNO identifier 762739 Publisher CRC Press/Balkema ISBN 9781138028470 Source 5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Engineering, IALCCE 2016. 16 October 2016 through 20 October 2016, 1589-1593 Document type conference paper Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.