Bridge decks are rapidly deteriorated by various environmental effects such as heavy vehicle and deicing salt, etc. For bridge owners in Korea, therefore, it is important to understand the defect characteristics and causes of deterioration of bridge decks as well as to predict the future need for bridge deck replacement based on proper deterioration models.
Finding a solution to the problem, in this research, the site investigation for 76 domestic old bridges were undertaken and deterioration models of bridge decks were proposed by analysing service year-condition index relationships of more than 500 bridges.