Research Article
Life-Cycle Management Strategy on Steel Girders in Bridges
Table 2
Proposed replacement and rehabilitation action set.
| Action description | Action matrix | Possible replacement and rehabilitation methods |
| Do nothing | Rep, 1 | Observation | Minor repair | Rep, 2 | Corrosion removal, surface cleaning, degreasing, and repainting | Rectify deformed parts | Major repair | Rep, 3 | Removal/cut defects and parts and repainting | Rehabilitation repair | Rep, 4 | Removal/cut defects and parts, strengthening, and repainting | Structure strengthening by steel plate | Structure strengthening by CFRP | Structure strengthening by external tendons | Replacement | Rep, 5 | Structure replaced by new members |
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