ABSTRACT
Over the past two decades, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has emerged as a prominent facet of the digital transformation within the AEC sector. However, this transformational focus has predominantly centered on the design and construction of new bridges, overshadowing the critical realm of existing bridges constructed before the advent of BIM. The operational and maintenance phase of a bridge’s lifecycle is the longest and most cost-intensive, heightened by the growing concerns of fatal accidents, climate change impacts, and the aging infrastructure of numerous bridges globally. This has sparked a global interest in shifting from a reactive to a preventive approach to bridge maintenance, entailing the seamless integration of digitalization into the operations and maintenance (O&M) lifecycle. The digital transformation of operation and maintenance processes carries the potential to significantly reduce costs and, most importantly, safety.
