Study on Bridge Type Selection System Considering Environmental Impact

Itoh, Yoshito; Hirano, Tôru; Nagata, Hiroki; Hammad, Amin; Nishido, Takayuki; Kashima, Akira

doi:10.2208/jscej.1996.553_187

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“…In 1998, Ohkubo et al [64], applied a fuzzy system to approach an optimization of pre-stressed concrete bridges, considering cost and aesthetic feelings. In 2000, Itoh et al [65], included CO 2 and energy as environmental criteria for selecting the type of bridge. While Moore et al [63], Ohkubo et al [64], and Itoh et al [65] studied the three pillars of sustainability separately, the following papers encompass multiple criteria to approach the sustainable goal.…”

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A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

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Abstract:The construction of bridges has been necessary for societies since ancient times, when the communication between and within towns, cities or communities was established. Until recently, the economic factor has been the only one considered in the decision-making of any type of construction process for bridges. However, nowadays, the objective should not be just the construction of bridges, but of sustainable bridges. Economic, social and environmental factors, which form the three pillars of sustainability, have been recently added. These three factors usually have conflicting perspectives. The decision-making process allows the conversion of a judgment into a rational procedure to reach a compromise solution. The aim of this paper is to review different methods and sustainable criteria used for decision-making at each life-cycle phase of a bridge, from design to recycling or demolition. This paper examines 77 journal articles for which different methods have been used. The most used methods are briefly described. In addition, a statistical study was carried out on the Multiple Attribute Decision-making papers reviewed.

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“…Itoh [65] suggested the recycling of construction materials in order to reduce environmental impacts. Using recycled steel instead of virgin iron extracted from mines results in approximately 60% energy savings and consequently, in a reduction in the environmental impact.…”

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A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

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“…Other authors apply MCDM techniques for the sustainable assessment of different materials for the design of bridges (El-Mikawi & Mosallam, 1996;Navarro et al, 2018aNavarro et al, , 2018bNavarro et al, , 2018cNavarro et al, , 2020Enfedaque et al, 2018). A main source of decision-making problems has been found to be the selection of the bridge type (Itoh et al, 2000;Ugwu et al, 2006;Wang et al, 2010;Balali et al, 2014;Kripka et al, 2019;Farkas, 2011;Gu et al, 2011;Arya et al, 2015) or construction techniques (El-Diraby & O'Connor, 2001;Pan, 2008;Salem et al, 2018;Jia et al, 2018;Mousavi et al, 2014;Chen, 2018Chen, , 2020. Ardeshir et al (2014) apply fuzzy AHP for the selection of an adequate bridge construction site considering sustainable criteria.…”

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Bridge Design: A Review

Navarro

Penadés-Plà

Martí

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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Sustainable design of infrastructures has become a major matter of study since the recent establishment of the Agenda 2030. This paper provides a systematic literature review on the use of multi-criteria decision making techniques used so far for the sustainable design of bridges. Special attention is put as well on how the reviewed studies assess the sustainable performance of bridge designs along their life cycle from the economic, the environmental and the social perspective. Although SAW and AHP are recurrently used in the sustainable assessment of bridges, the analysis of the most recent articles show that the application of TOPSIS and PROMETHEE techniques are gaining increasing relevance for such purpose. Most of the studies focus on the research of the construction and the maintenance stage of bridges. However, a need for further analysis is identified when it comes to the assessment of the impacts resulting from the End of Life cycle stage of bridges from a sustainable point of view. The use of intuitionistic and neutrosophic logic have been detected as emerging alternatives to the fuzzy approach of decision making problems.

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“…The environmental performance of bridges is directly related to the choice of construction materials as well as to the type of bridge [8][9][10]. Currently, the use of sustainable materials in the construction of bridges is increasingly attempted considering economic, social and environmental factors [11].…”

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Proposal of Sustainability Indicators for the Design of Small-Span Bridges

Milani

Piqueras

Kripka

2020

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The application of techniques to analyze sustainability in the life cycle of small-span bridge superstructures is presented in this work. The objective was to obtain environmental and economic indicators for integration into the decision-making process to minimize the environmental impact, reduce resource consumption and minimize life cycle costs. Twenty-seven configurations of small-span bridges (6 to 20 m) of the following types were analyzed: steel–concrete composite bridges, cast in situ reinforced concrete bridges, precast bridges and prestressed concrete bridges, comprising a total of 405 structures. Environmental impacts and costs were quantified via life cycle environmental assessment and life cycle cost analysis following the boundaries of systems from the extraction of materials to the end of bridge life (“from cradle to grave”). In general, the results indicated that the environmental performance of the bridges was significantly linked to the material selection and bridge configuration. In addition, the study enabled the identification of the products and processes with the greatest impact in order to subsidize the design of more sustainable structures and government policies.

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Study on Bridge Type Selection System Considering Environmental Impact

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A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Bridge Design: A Review

Proposal of Sustainability Indicators for the Design of Small-Span Bridges

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