ABSTRACT
Within the national road network, there are approximately 8,800 structures, of which 7,206 are bridges. The most typical pathologies of these bridges are corrosion, scour, seismic damages, among others. Traditionally, bridge maintenance policy in Chile has had a reactive focus rather than a preventive one. Planning of maintenance and preservation activities are mostly aimed at repairing existing defects than at preventing them from occurring. To date, there have been some initiatives within the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) that have sought to establish a Bridge Maintenance Management System. This paper presents the current proposal Bridge Management System and Quality Control plan in Chile following the international experiences as COST Action TU1406 and AASHTO LRFR. The program includes integrated inputs as visual inspection, drone inspection, continuous monitoring, satellite images, non-destructive test, dynamic test, among others.
