An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province

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dc.contributor.advisorMoyo, Pilateen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMbanjwa, Thuthukileen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-03T07:54:30Z
dc.date.available2015-07-03T07:54:30Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBridges and Culverts form critical links within transportation networks. They are costly long term infrastructure investments and are essential to a country’s economic functioning and society’s everyday lives. They are prone to deterioration due to unfavourable chemical, mechanical and physical consequences. Nonetheless, they are expected to remain safe and functional for the duration of their design life; thus Bridge Management Systems (BMSs) have been fundamental to maintaining and preserving these. However, the data contained in BMSs have mainly been used for structural prioritization. Hence, the purpose of this study was to utilize the Struman Bridge Management System database to investigate the relationships that exist between the inventory and inspection data of the Reinforced Concrete (RC) bridges and culverts within the Western Cape Province. The study involved conducting data mining activities to simplify the data and extract useful information. These activities encompassed investigating structural defects, their predominance and spatial distributions (in terms of district municipalities) as well as their relationships with inventory data such as structure type, age and span length/width. STATA 2011 logit models were used to investigate whether the relationships were statistically significant and to determine odds ratios of several ’events’. In addition to this, the average Condition Indices (CIs), numerical ratings based on the network structures conditions and integrity, were also investigated to assess the condition of the structures relative to the inventory data.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMbanjwa, T. (2014). <i>An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13306en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMbanjwa, Thuthukile. <i>"An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13306en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMbanjwa, T. 2014. An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mbanjwa, Thuthukile AB - Bridges and Culverts form critical links within transportation networks. They are costly long term infrastructure investments and are essential to a country’s economic functioning and society’s everyday lives. They are prone to deterioration due to unfavourable chemical, mechanical and physical consequences. Nonetheless, they are expected to remain safe and functional for the duration of their design life; thus Bridge Management Systems (BMSs) have been fundamental to maintaining and preserving these. However, the data contained in BMSs have mainly been used for structural prioritization. Hence, the purpose of this study was to utilize the Struman Bridge Management System database to investigate the relationships that exist between the inventory and inspection data of the Reinforced Concrete (RC) bridges and culverts within the Western Cape Province. The study involved conducting data mining activities to simplify the data and extract useful information. These activities encompassed investigating structural defects, their predominance and spatial distributions (in terms of district municipalities) as well as their relationships with inventory data such as structure type, age and span length/width. STATA 2011 logit models were used to investigate whether the relationships were statistically significant and to determine odds ratios of several ’events’. In addition to this, the average Condition Indices (CIs), numerical ratings based on the network structures conditions and integrity, were also investigated to assess the condition of the structures relative to the inventory data. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province TI - An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13306 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13306
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMbanjwa T. An investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Province. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13306en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of the relationships between inventory and inspection data of RC bridges and RC culverts in the Western Cape Provinceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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