期刊名称：African Journal of Information & Communication Technology
印刷版ISSN：1449-2679
出版年度：2009
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：11-11
出版社：University of Technology, Sydney
摘要：We introduce an approach for modelling the structural deterioration of components of bridges for maintenance optimization purposes. The Markov chain model is found in the maintenance and repair problems since the early 60's, is introduced to the maintenance of road infrastructure in the 1980's, and is made to drive the current bridge maintenance optimization systems. While this model results into solvable programming problems and provides a solution, there are a number of criticisms associated with it. We highlight the shortfalls of the Markov model for bridge lifetime assessment and promote the use of stochastic processes.
