Manual para el mantenimiento de puentes en Costa Rica
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Winiker-Pérez, Thomas Franz
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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Abstract
El presente proyecto consiste en proponer un
manual para el mantenimiento de los puentes en
Costa Rica, considerando los daños más comunes
identificados en el inventario nacional de puentes.
Para la realización de este proyecto, se
recopiló información acerca de los componentes
de un puente, se investigó la gestión actual de los
puentes en Costa Rica y se dio a conocer cómo
está compuesto el inventario nacional de puentes.
Además, se investigó cómo debe estar
estructurado un programa de conservación de
puentes y los beneficios que traería para el país.
El segundo objetivo consistió en
determinar los daños más comunes presentes en
el inventario nacional de puentes. Para lograrlo, se
extrajeron los 83 daños presentes en el Manual de
Inspección de Puentes, se compararon y se
encontró que diferentes elementos pueden tener
los mismos daños, de esta forma, se hallaron 43
daños diferentes.
El Programa de Evaluación de Estructuras
de Puentes (PEEP) del TEC ha llevado a cabo
inspecciones visuales del 100 % de los puentes en
rutas nacionales (1669 puentes, los cuales
conforman el inventario). Gracias a esta
información, se logró determinar la repetitividad de
los 43 daños y se tabularon los 16 más comunes.
Además, se realizaron gráficos para analizar la
condición de los elementos de los puentes.
El tercer objetivo consistió en investigar
las posibles causas y consecuencias que generan
los 16 daños típicos en los puentes de Costa Rica.
El cuarto objetivo se basó en proponer
procedimientos de mantenimiento rutinario y
periódico para los 16 daños más comunes. De
esta manera, se desarrolló el Manual para el
Mantenimiento de Puentes.
Se espera que este manual sea de gran
utilidad para que los ingenieros encargados del
mantenimiento de puentes puedan ejecutar los
procedimientos de la mejor manera, siguiendo
buenas prácticas de ingeniería.
The present project consists of a bridge maintenance manual proposal, considering the most common damages identified in the Costa Rican bridge inventory. First, information was gathered about bridge components, the current bridge management in Costa Rica was investigated and the national bridge inventory was made known. Also, the structure of a bridge conservation program and its benefits to the country were investigated. The second objective consisted in determining the most common damages of the national bridge inventory. To achieve it, the 83 damages of the Bridge Inspection Manual were extracted, compared and it was found that different bridge elements can have the same damages. So it was discovered that there are only 43 different damages. The Bridge Structures Evaluation Program (PEEP) from TEC, has carried out visual inspections of 1669 bridges on national routes, that represents 100% of the bridges from the national inventory. Thanks to this information, it was possible to determine the repetitiveness of the 43 damages, so the most common 16 were tabulated. In addition, graphs were made to analyze the condition of bridge elements. The aim of the third objective was to investigate the possible causes and consequences generated by the 16 typical damages on the Costa Rican bridges. The fourth objective was based on proposing routine and periodic maintenance procedures for the 16 most common damages. In this way, the Manual for the Maintenance of Bridges was developed. It is expected that this manual will be very useful for engineers in charge of bridge maintenance activities, so that they can execute maintenance procedures in the best way possible, following good engineering practices.
The present project consists of a bridge maintenance manual proposal, considering the most common damages identified in the Costa Rican bridge inventory. First, information was gathered about bridge components, the current bridge management in Costa Rica was investigated and the national bridge inventory was made known. Also, the structure of a bridge conservation program and its benefits to the country were investigated. The second objective consisted in determining the most common damages of the national bridge inventory. To achieve it, the 83 damages of the Bridge Inspection Manual were extracted, compared and it was found that different bridge elements can have the same damages. So it was discovered that there are only 43 different damages. The Bridge Structures Evaluation Program (PEEP) from TEC, has carried out visual inspections of 1669 bridges on national routes, that represents 100% of the bridges from the national inventory. Thanks to this information, it was possible to determine the repetitiveness of the 43 damages, so the most common 16 were tabulated. In addition, graphs were made to analyze the condition of bridge elements. The aim of the third objective was to investigate the possible causes and consequences generated by the 16 typical damages on the Costa Rican bridges. The fourth objective was based on proposing routine and periodic maintenance procedures for the 16 most common damages. In this way, the Manual for the Maintenance of Bridges was developed. It is expected that this manual will be very useful for engineers in charge of bridge maintenance activities, so that they can execute maintenance procedures in the best way possible, following good engineering practices.
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Proyecto de Graduación (Licenciatura en Ingeniería en Construcción) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ingeniería en Construcción, 2019.