The Disaster Mitigation and Management Strategy for Bridges

This article aims at the needs for bridge disaster-prevention and repairs in Taiwan. It discusses disaster-prevention planning and establishes a Geographical Information System (GIS) database which has the capability of spatial analysis and visual display to form a dynamic real-time disaster-prevention management system. The GIS database contains the bridge inventory data module, the periodical inspection data module, the bridge emergency repair team module, the dynamic information module, the emergency reporting module, the bridge disaster repairs module, and the GIS inquiry Module.