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.

We have carried out the bridge inspections according to the laws not considering the characteristics of damages. Also the current condition based inspection cannot consider the rate of bridge deterioration. But it is reasonable to classify the inspection interval according to the risk of each bridge. This suggests the risk based inspection methodology.

We have carried out the bridge inspections according to the laws not considering the characteristics of damages. It is reasonable to classify the inspection interval according to the risk of each bridge. This suggests the risk based inspection inspection methodology.