Web-based Database System for Bridge Management Systems Summary

Careful maintenance is essential to ensure the long-term serviceability of bridges. It is therefore necessary to establish a database which has a large capacity for storage of time-series data including structural properties at construction completion, inspection records, and repair and maintenance records, and which utilizes state-of-the-art information and telecommunication technologies to allow such data to be retrieved anytime and also anywhere [1]. This paper outlines a web-based database system developed in response to this demand. Utilizing data telecommunication technologies such as the Internet and cellular phones which are rapidly becoming prevalent, the system is designed to facilitate bridge maintenance in a cost-effective manner [2].