Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges

To solve the problem of state evaluations of small- and medium-span bridges such as concrete continuous girder bridges, this paper developed an extended model based on game theory. Aiming at Nash equilibrium, the combined weighting–fuzzy hierarchical comprehensive evaluation model was constructed by...

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Main Authors: Jiali Yue, Hailin Lu, Rusheng Qian, Jun Tang
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description To solve the problem of state evaluations of small- and medium-span bridges such as concrete continuous girder bridges, this paper developed an extended model based on game theory. Aiming at Nash equilibrium, the combined weighting–fuzzy hierarchical comprehensive evaluation model was constructed by the combination of the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method, which was corrected using the BP neural network. A three-span prestressed concrete continuous girder bridge in Wuhan was evaluated using health monitoring data and manual inspection information and compared to the results obtained using the traditional methods. The evaluation results showed that the error between the first-order frequency and the measured frequency was reduced from 17.95% to 9.00% and the bridge’s overall state score was 89.72. The evaluation model constructed by the method in this paper can take into account the contents of health monitoring and manual detection and coordinate the subjective and objective weights. Compared to the results of the analytic hierarchy process model and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model, the proposed model is reliable and applicable.
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spelling doaj-art-9da3da312a0c4eeeb40effea64129fcf2025-08-20T03:08:44ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-03-0115799310.3390/buildings15070993Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder BridgesJiali Yue0Hailin Lu1Rusheng Qian2Jun Tang3China-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Smart Disaster Prevention of Major Infrastructures, Southeast University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nanjing 211189, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaChina-Pakistan Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Smart Disaster Prevention of Major Infrastructures, Southeast University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nanjing 211189, ChinaQuakeSafe Technologies Co., Ltd., Kunming 650118, ChinaTo solve the problem of state evaluations of small- and medium-span bridges such as concrete continuous girder bridges, this paper developed an extended model based on game theory. Aiming at Nash equilibrium, the combined weighting–fuzzy hierarchical comprehensive evaluation model was constructed by the combination of the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method, which was corrected using the BP neural network. A three-span prestressed concrete continuous girder bridge in Wuhan was evaluated using health monitoring data and manual inspection information and compared to the results obtained using the traditional methods. The evaluation results showed that the error between the first-order frequency and the measured frequency was reduced from 17.95% to 9.00% and the bridge’s overall state score was 89.72. The evaluation model constructed by the method in this paper can take into account the contents of health monitoring and manual detection and coordinate the subjective and objective weights. Compared to the results of the analytic hierarchy process model and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model, the proposed model is reliable and applicable.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/7/993concrete continuous girder bridgemonitoring datamanual inspectioncombination weightingcondition assessment
spellingShingle Jiali Yue
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Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
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concrete continuous girder bridge
monitoring data
manual inspection
combination weighting
condition assessment
title Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
title_full Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
title_fullStr Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
title_full_unstemmed Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
title_short Application of Combined Weighting–Fuzzy Hierarchical Model in Condition Assessment of Concrete Continuous Girder Bridges
title_sort application of combined weighting fuzzy hierarchical model in condition assessment of concrete continuous girder bridges
topic concrete continuous girder bridge
monitoring data
manual inspection
combination weighting
condition assessment
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/7/993
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