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General framework for bridge life cycle design

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Based on a detailed illustration for bridge life cycle design which comprises the processes of service life design, aesthetics design, performance design, environmental and ecological design, inspection, maintenance and repair design as well as cost analysis, this paper presented a general framework for bridge life cycle design comprising three design phases and six design processes.

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  1. Bridge Technology Research Center, China Communications Construction Company Highway Consultants Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100010, China

    Junhai Ma

  2. Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Airong Chen & Jun He

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Translated from Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2007, 35 (8): 1003–1007 [译自: 同济大学学报(自然科学版)]

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Ma, J., Chen, A. & He, J. General framework for bridge life cycle design. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 3, 50–56 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-009-0004-7

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