TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation model to predict bridge scour status based on rainfall events
AU - Feng, Chung-Wei
AU - Huang, Hsun Yi
AU - Hong, Yu Wen
PY - 2014/3/10
Y1 - 2014/3/10
N2 - Bridge scour is a long-term process that occurs underwater and cannot be observed directly. Thus, bridge failure due to scour tends to occur suddenly and cause disasters. To prevent bridge scour failure and disasters, an evaluation model to plan maintenance against bridge scour is necessary. This paper proposes a model that integrates a genetic algorithm, artificial neural networks, and Monte Carlo simulation to predict the bridge scour status as a reference for maintenance plans. To handle the relative lack of data with regard to long-term records, rainfall events are introduced for modeling, and extreme climate scenarios are considered. As a case study, a real bridge was evaluated, and the results were used as a reference for a maintenance plan.
AB - Bridge scour is a long-term process that occurs underwater and cannot be observed directly. Thus, bridge failure due to scour tends to occur suddenly and cause disasters. To prevent bridge scour failure and disasters, an evaluation model to plan maintenance against bridge scour is necessary. This paper proposes a model that integrates a genetic algorithm, artificial neural networks, and Monte Carlo simulation to predict the bridge scour status as a reference for maintenance plans. To handle the relative lack of data with regard to long-term records, rainfall events are introduced for modeling, and extreme climate scenarios are considered. As a case study, a real bridge was evaluated, and the results were used as a reference for a maintenance plan.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84896835323
SN - 9781138000506
T3 - Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Frontier of Energy and Environment Engineering, ICFEEE 2013
SP - 493
EP - 497
BT - Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Frontier of Energy and Environment Engineering, ICFEEE 2013
T2 - 2013 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Energy and Environment Engineering, ICFEEE 2013
Y2 - 28 November 2013 through 29 November 2013
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