9th International Bridge Management Conference



Preface

This publication contains papers presented at the 9th International Bridge Management Conference held at the Orlando Airport Marriott Hotel, April 28–30, 2003, in Orlando,

Florida. The conference was sponsored by the Transportation Research Board in cooperation with FHWA. The objective of the conference was to provide a forum for the exchange of information

about the state of the practice and state of the art in bridge management systems between practitioners and researchers in all levels of the public and private sectors. This publication

contains papers on bridge management concepts, strategies and health indices, asset management, joints, coatings and concrete repair, life - cycle costs, load testing, utilizing the Internet and

performance measur es, deterioration and reliability, future directions and challenges in bridge management systems, management system implementation, safety and serviceability, scour modeling and experiences, expert systems and uncertainties, and concrete deterioration. The papers

have not been subjected to the TRB peer review process.

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