An Integral Fuzzy Model to Evaluate Slab and Beam Bridges with a Preventive Approach
Journal
Applied Sciences
ISSN
2076-3417
Publisher
MDPI AG
Date Issued
2025-07-26
Author(s)
Paola Arriaga-Orejel
Luis Alberto Morales-Rosales
José Eleazar Arreygue-Rocha
Mariano Vargas-Santiago
Manuel Jara-Díaz
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
Bridges, owing to their intricacy, represent pivotal yet relatively underexplored assets within the domain of maintenance services in civil engineering. While international evaluation methodologies exist to gauge the overall condition of bridges, they often fall short in establishing interrelationships among individual elements, thereby neglecting insights into the influence exerted by each element’s condition on the bridge’s overall performance. This research introduces an integral fuzzy model evaluation with a preventive approach, designed to assess both the integral condition of a bridge and its constituent elements. Furthermore, the study generates maintenance recommendations, subsequently evaluated by professionals to determine the most suitable course of action based on available resources. To validate the efficacy of the proposed model, a case study involving Bridge 15-016-00.0-0-04.0 PIV, known as “La Cuesta” in Mexico, is presented. The findings indicate that the bridge is in a satisfactory condition and warrants high-priority attention. Bridge analysis is compared with evaluations conducted using the methods of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation (SICT), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru. The comparative evaluation reveals that our proposed model provides a more detailed representation of deterioration, facilitating more efficient maintenance planning by considering the hierarchical relationships between the bridge’s modules and elements.
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How to cite
Arriaga-Orejel, P., Morales-Rosales, L. A., Arreygue-Rocha, J. E., Vargas-Santiago, M., López-Pimentel, J. C., & Jara-Díaz, M. (2025). An Integral Fuzzy Model to Evaluate Slab and Beam Bridges with a Preventive Approach. Applied Sciences, 15(15), 8333. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15158333
Table of contents
1. Introduction -- 2. State of the Art -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusions.