Cooperative information management of degradation of structures in operation and management

Abstract

Civil engineering structures are central part of infrastructures which are indispensable to social life and economic activity. Civil engineering structures are designed to be used for a long time. They are also expected to keep their functions if natural disasters occur. Thus, the administrators routinely perform maintenance of the structures. In recent years, a cooperative effort between not only engineers but also public is performed to share various information. Therefore, a framework in which the process of cooperative information sharing and decision-making in maintenance management is required. The objective of our research is to develop a framework for cooperative decision-making in maintenance management. Thus, we investigated maintenance management and degradation, and then, developed information models for better, cooperative management. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.