ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The Danish Road Directorate (DRD) has 30 years experience with systematic maintenance and management of 1450 bridges and tunnels on the Danish national road network, including 40 major bridges and traffic tunnels. The PC-based management system DANBRO+ has been successfully used to administer and manage the minor or small and medium-span bridges and tunnels in the last 15 years, but the system has shortcomings with respect to optimal management of major or long-span bridges and tunnels. This is due to the number of tasks on each bridge, the special structural elements and the comprehensive organization involved with the daily administration and management of e.g. large traffic tunnels, bascule bridges or suspension bridges. This experience with systematic maintenance and with DANBRO has been used in the development of DANBRO+, a holistic information and management system for the maintenance management of large bridges and other complex structures. The purpose is to support the handling of administrative data, structural and mechanical components, management tools, traffic management, inspections, repair/rehabilitation and special structure – relevant equipments/materials. The system has been specially designed to support all management levels of the bridge owner’s organization as well as consultants, contractors/suppliers and others participating in the operation and maintenance of the structures.
