Multi-criteria weighted order based maintenance decision making

Decision making in daily maintenance requires consideration of multiple factors. The importance of each of the factors fluctuates depending on the repair scenario and the needs of the maintainer. In order to include the prioritisation of multiple criteria, a weighted decision making model is developed. The model evaluates all repair options and...

Decision-making and maintenance planning system based on risk analysis for sustainable management of port infrastructures

Port infrastructures play a major role in our society and strongly contribute to its sustainable development. Facing multiple stakes, port managers must secure safety, costs and availability. Due to ageing, the maintenance costs get bigger and bigger. This tendency increases with time. It is essential for managers to optimize the budget and the...

Effect of Spatial Variability on Maintenance and Repair Decisions for Concrete Structures

Due to the increasingly number of elder and deteriorating structures, maintenance is becoming a serious and more complex problem in most of the countries. A lot of studies have been carried out in this area for years. However, the fact that a lot of parameters show spatial random variability, which is linked with dependencies on temperature, w/c...