ABSTRACT
To ensure the preventive maintenance of bridges, it is essential to assess both their current safety status and their remaining service life. To address this engineering challenge, a comprehensive approach that combines expertise in structural mechanics and thermodynamic materials science is proposed. This approach has been verified and validated across various scenarios as: (1) RC bridge decks under the high cycle traffic, (2) Long-term cracking and deflection in PC viaducts and pre-tensioned girders, (3) Remaining capacity of RC beams damaged by fire, (4) Ionic equilibrium and balance linked with steel corrosion, and (5) Remaining performance of rehabilitated bridges affected by significant earthquakes.
