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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute

J Korea Inst. Struct. Maint. Insp.
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Title A Research for the Determinant Factors of Safety Ratings in Road-Bridge
Authors 허윤경 ; 이홍일 ; 신주열 ; 박철한
Page pp.229-237
ISSN 1226-6205
Keywords 안전 및 유지관리 ; 도로교량 ; 관리주체 ; 이항로짓모형 ; Safety and Maintenance Management ; Road Bridge ; Maintenance agency ; Binary Logit Model
Abstract This study analyzes the factors that affect the safety condition level of road-bridges, one of the important infrastructures. Utilizing Binary Logit model, this report empirically identifies the key factors that has influenced the recent assessed safety condition level of the first and the second major types of road-bridges, managed by public agencies, and the changes of the safety level for last six years. As a result of the analysis, the most important factor that influences the safety condition level is not the physical characteristics, but the management quality. As road-bridges are getting older and older, the management quality tends to bring about more differentials in assessing the safety condition level. The safety condition level, C or D, is likely to be improved the level, A or B, is likely to become degraded. To achieve the goal that keep the safety condition level, A and B, more than 90%, it should be considered to make the degrading rate from B to C lower. However, this study includes the limitation on data. It is essential to collect structure data that are spread out in many agencies to complement the limitation for further research.