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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.39</doi>
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<article-title>ANALYZING DATABASES IN THE TAIWAN<br/>
BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING BIG<br/>
DATA APPROACHES</article-title>
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<author>YU-HAN CHUANG and NIE-JIA YAU</author>

<aff>Graduate Institute of Construction Engineering and Management, National Central<br/>
University, Taoyuan, Taiwan</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>This paper describes some preliminary results of this research. Before conducting a
comprehensive big data analysis of the whole system of Taiwan Bridge Management
System (TBMS), a pilot test was performed to explore possible outcomes. A total
number of 34,099 records each having 305 fields of 24 bridges in a specific region
were analyzed using the famous R software. The resulting correlations between
inventory fields and deterioration of bridge components are categorized in three types:
explicable, inexplicable, and irrelevant. For those inexplicable correlations, interviews
with experts are found necessary in order to explore useful or meaningful maintenance
information. Two more similar tests are also being planned for two groups of bridges
that are nearby sea or solely in the mountainous area. In addition to the correlation
between a specific deterioration and all existing inventory fields, other maintenance
information such as frequently maintained components as well as their maintenance
frequencies and costs, and other crucial relationships among fields in the TBMS are
highly anticipated in this research in order to establish beneficial suggestions to the
bridge maintenance strategies in Taiwan.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Bridge inspection, Bridge maintenance, Decision making.</p>
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