Performance-based assessment of Nahr Al-Fidar bridge

Abstract

<p>Nahr Al-Fidar Bridge is in Fidar village, which is located near Byblos City, Lebanon. The bridge reconstruction was carried out swiftly during 2006-2007, due to its importance as a vital commercial artery. Indeed, no traffic disruption is allowed on the bridge, since it leads to great economic losses. At the time being, even though the bridge has only accomplished about 10 years of its service life, it is being overloaded.</p><p>The paper aims to assess the performance of Nahr Al-Fidar bridge. To that purpose, first, the case bridge is introduced, and a visual inspection took place to identify current the state of the bridge. Second, the performance indicators are evaluated for this bridge, by means of the visual assessment, and the key performance indicators are assessed. The aim is to check if the bridge meets the pre-specified performance goals. Finally, a quality control plan is implemented for Nahr Al-Fidar bridge.</p>

Ambient Vibration Measurements: A Tool for the Preservation of the Heritage of Byblos City

“…The characteristics of Byblos seismicity and buildings, as well as resilience characteristics, were detailed in . To enhance the city's resilience and mitigate the earthquake risk it confronts, a series of studies were achieved (Makhoul et al , 2018Makhoul 2018Makhoul , 2019Makhoul and Barakat 2017;Makhoul and Harb 2017;Makhoul and Mikhael 2016). Recently for the same purpose of enhancing the city's resilience, an ambient noise vibration recording campaign was conducted in spring 2018.…”