ABSTRACT
A methodology is presented that has potential to be used in infrastructure management systems to determine risk related to road links, due to latent processes. The methodology was developed taking into consideration the current infrastructure management systems and the availability of data in Switzerland. It is particularly relevant for Switzerland, but in general is applicable for all road infrastructures. The methodology was developed with the following conceptual view of a road link: A road link is composed of objects that are both clustered based on topographical characteristics and composed of object sections in the longitudinal direction. Objects are clustered hierarchically based on the topographical characteristics of their surroundings since natural hazards, in many cases, are governed by these topographical characteristics.
