ABSTRACT
Recently, researchers in the field of bridge maintenance and management have tried to enhance the satisfaction of both users and agencies of social infrastructures by applying the asset management concept. Asset management of bridges is clearly a national matter that must be set up in preparation for a possible sharp increase in maintenance costs in the near future. Nevertheless, the asset management has still remained incomplete, given the lack of relevant government supports or policy in Korea. Therefore, it is urgent to carry out in-depth studies to build a bridge management system at the asset management level by establishing a support system for making decisions such as the formulation of bridge maintenance strategies and the logical budget allocation. In Korea, diverse efforts have recently been performed to build an asset management system for the entire infrastructure facilities.
