{"id":4896,"date":"2015-08-09T04:12:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T02:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/?page_id=4896"},"modified":"2015-08-09T05:03:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T03:03:00","slug":"forvaltningsskede-jarnvagsbron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/en\/services\/forvaltningsskede-jarnvagsbron\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00f6rvaltningsskede: J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gsbron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-d18d8c2c81d10022ebd21ffa95322c35 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4896'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-32f6a34bc3367b2fca6b03f83801af79\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-32f6a34bc3367b2fca6b03f83801af79 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-32f6a34bc3367b2fca6b03f83801af79 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-32f6a34bc3367b2fca6b03f83801af79 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4915 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4915 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gamla\u00e5by\u00e4lvsbronuppst\u00e4lld-1200x423.jpg\" alt='' title='gamla\u00e5by\u00e4lvsbronuppst\u00e4lld'  height=\"423\" width=\"1200\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4896'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-b50d953973235e1720b1a946d7d243c2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b50d953973235e1720b1a946d7d243c2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b50d953973235e1720b1a946d7d243c2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b50d953973235e1720b1a946d7d243c2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-b50d953973235e1720b1a946d7d243c2 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >LCC f\u00f6r J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gsbron \u00f6ver Huvudn\u00e4skanalen\u000b \u000bSka bron repareras eller bytas ut?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='hr av-av_hr-dcd2069817a0e3d34ae04cad8f3443c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>General<br \/>\nOn some occasions, the choice has to be made between two or more strategies to upkeep a specific bridge. Huvudn\u00e4skanalen Bridge in Sweden was constructed in 1937. The bridge is a simply supported steel truss railway bridge, shown in Table 1. The bridge total length is 47 m and total width is 5.7 m. In to BaTMan, this bridge has a number of [3500-2593-1]. The superstructure, bearings and the electrical cable tray of this bridge are assigned a condition class TK 3. According to BaTMan inspection manual, condition class TK 3 means that an immediate action has to be taken. Few strategies are available to upkeep this bridge. A life-cycle cost analysis comparison will be presented to see if this bridge should be repaired or replaced.<br \/>\nTable 1 Bridge layout and general information<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4913 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61.png\" alt=\"61\" width=\"1664\" height=\"1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61.png 1664w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61-1030x628.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61-1500x914.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61-705x430.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/61-450x274.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1664px) 100vw, 1664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4911 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62.png\" alt=\"62\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62.png 1715w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-1030x644.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-1500x938.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-705x441.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/62-450x282.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Repair Strategy<br \/>\nThe choice stands between immediately repairing the bridge or utilizing its residual service life without action then replace the entire bridge, respectively shown in Figure 1and Figure 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4910 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63.png\" alt=\"63\" width=\"1631\" height=\"1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63.png 1631w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63-1030x692.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63-1500x1008.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63-705x474.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/63-450x302.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1631px) 100vw, 1631px\" \/><br \/>\nUsing 2012 updated bridge repair actions price list in BaTMan, it was estimated that the repair strategy will cost 2.23 Million SEK, shown in Table 2 . Considering a statistical treatment of an intensive historical data extracted from BaTMan related to similar actions performed on similar bridges, the bridge after implementing this repair strategy is expected to at least stand for 25 years with normal maintenance. Today, the bridge is 76 years old. There are several typical existing bridges having an age of more than 120 years and they are still on service. Therefore, the repair strategy can at least extend the bridge residual service life by 25 years.<br \/>\nTable 2 Repair strategy cost<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4909 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64.png\" alt=\"64\" width=\"1673\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64.png 1673w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64-1030x644.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64-1500x938.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64-705x441.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/64-450x281.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1673px) 100vw, 1673px\" \/><br \/>\nReplacement Strategy<br \/>\nCurrently, although the BaTMan inventory data is accessible by Webhybris, the decision makers at Trafikverekt do not effectively benefit from it. Using Webhybris toll, historical data related to similar existing bridges have been extracted from BaTMan. Considering a deep classification and analysis of the extracted data, 4 replacement proposals are considered technically feasible, presented in Table 3.<br \/>\nTable 3 Technically feasible Replacement options<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4908 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65.png\" alt=\"65\" width=\"1735\" height=\"1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65.png 1735w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65-1030x686.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65-1500x999.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65-705x469.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/65-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1735px) 100vw, 1735px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4907 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66.png\" alt=\"66\" width=\"1665\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66.png 1665w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66-1030x709.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66-1500x1032.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66-705x485.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/66-450x310.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1665px) 100vw, 1665px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4906 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67.png\" alt=\"67\" width=\"1510\" height=\"1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67.png 1510w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67-1030x759.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67-1500x1106.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67-705x520.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/67-450x332.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bridge number that has a * symbol indicates that the initial investment (INV) cost SEK\/m2 of this bridge has been used to anticipated the INV cost of a new similar bridge. Option (2) in Table 3 might be technically infeasible because this structure type with a 47m span needs a minimum superstructure depth of 3.8m which could not be achieved in the bridge location due to the limited free height.<br \/>\nLIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS (LCCA)<br \/>\nThe analysis was conducted in two steps. The first step is to optimize between the available replacement options. The second step is to optimize between the most LCC-effective replacement proposal and the repair strategy.<br \/>\nReplacement Options Optimization<br \/>\nConsidering the proposals&#8217; data given in Table 3, the LCCA was conducted. Only the bridge initial cost and the annual operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) cost were included in analysis. 100 years as a design life-span have been assigned for all the proposals. The LCCA showed that, proposal (1) is associated with the least net present value as it doesn\u2019t need to be painted regularly and it is also associated with a low INV cost. Therefore, proposal (1) has been chosen as the most LCC-effective replacement option. The train passage will not be affected during replacement as the new bridge will be built beside the existing one and after construction completion the rail will be direct to the new bridge within a short time and then the existing bridge will be demolished if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4905 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68.png\" alt=\"68\" width=\"1465\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68.png 1465w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68-1030x487.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68-705x333.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/68-450x213.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1465px) 100vw, 1465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Replacement or Repair Optimization<br \/>\nIn this step, an optimization process will be conducted to compare the repair strategy (A) with proposal (1) as the replacement strategy (B). Table 4 presents the strategies\u2019 specifications. Figure 1 and Figure 2 present the cash flow of the repair strategy (A) and the replacement strategy (B) respectively.<br \/>\nTable 4 Bridge repair and replacement strategy\u2019s data<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4904 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69.png\" alt=\"69\" width=\"1537\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69.png 1537w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69-1030x646.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69-1500x941.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69-705x442.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/69-450x282.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1537px) 100vw, 1537px\" \/><br \/>\nSpecial technique will be used during the bridge repair in strategy (A) that will not affect the train pass. The LCC analysis was conducted based on the given strategies\u2019 specifications on Table 4.<br \/>\nAs shown in Table 5, the NPV of strategy (A) is less than (B). However, this does not mean that strategy (A) is the most cost-effective, simply because the strategies have unequal life-span. Therefore, the equivalent annual cost (EAC) was calculated for each strategy, shown in Table 5. The EAC of strategy (A) is also less than (B). Consequently, strategy (A) is the most LCC-effective strategy. The Net Saving (NS) in case of implementing strategy (A) is equal to 4.56 Million SEK\/25 years or 291,899 SEK\/year for a life span equals to 25 years. If the bridge is replaced instead of repairing it by strategy (A), the Opportunity Loss (OL) will be equal to 7.153 Million SEK\/100 years or 291,899 SEK\/year for a life span equals to 100 years.<br \/>\nTable 5 Life-Cycle cost analysis (LCCA) results<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4903 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611.png\" alt=\"611\" width=\"1661\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611.png 1661w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611-1030x652.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611-1500x949.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611-705x446.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/611-450x285.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1661px) 100vw, 1661px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4898 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616.png\" alt=\"616\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616.png 1715w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616-1030x720.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616-1500x1049.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616-705x493.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/616-450x315.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\" \/><br \/>\nSensitivity Analysis<br \/>\nBy performing sensitivity analysis to study the impact of varying the discount rate (r) from zero to 2r, shown in Figure 3, strategy (A) remains the most LCC-effective strategy regardless of the discount rate variation. Therefore, in this case, the discount rate does not have any considerable impact on the final decision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4902 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612.png\" alt=\"612\" width=\"1660\" height=\"1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612.png 1660w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612-1030x699.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612-1500x1017.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612-705x478.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/612-450x305.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 3 the discount rate\u2019s variation impact on final decision<br \/>\nAt 4% discount rate, repairing the bridge using strategy (A) remains the most LCC-effective solution as long as the replacement strategy INV cost is higher than 3.6 Million SEK instead of 10.7 Million SEK, shown in Figure 4.<\/p>\n<p>Figure 4 the impact of varying the replacement strategy anticipated INV cost on the final decision<br \/>\nAt 4% discount rate, If the repair strategy can guarantee a service life extension of 25 years, it would be more LCC-effective to repair the bridge instead of replacing it as long as the repair strategy will cost less than 6.79 Million SEK.<br \/>\nIt is not easy task to anticipate the long-term performance of the bridge or its individual structural members. The assessment of the service life extension after repair was assessed based on statistical treatment of an intensive historical data extracted from BaTMan related to similar actions performed on similar bridges. Therefore, the bridge service life extension after implementing the repair strategy is subjected to uncertainties in the assessment. The impact of this uncertainty on the final decision was studied and presented in Figure 5. Strategy (A) more LCC-effective than strategy (B) as long as the repair strategy can guarantee a service life extension more than 6 years. This is absolutely possible according to the feedback from the statistical treatment of the related historical data. Therefore, this parameter, in this case, does not have that considerable impact on the final decision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4901 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613.png\" alt=\"613\" width=\"1710\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613.png 1710w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613-1030x695.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613-1500x1012.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613-705x476.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/613-450x304.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 5 the impact of varying the bridge expected service life extension on the final decision<br \/>\nFor the repair strategy (A) to be more LCC-effective than the replacement strategy (B), Figure 6 depicts the relationship between the maximum initial investment cost of the repair strategy (A) and the minimum required residual service life extension that has to be guaranteed after implementing this repair strategy. As it can be seen in Figure 6, if the repair strategy (A) costs 3.5 Million SEK, a residual service life extension of at least10 years has to be guaranteed in order for strategy (A) be more LCC-effective than the replacement strategy (B). It also can be said that, if the repair strategy (A) can guarantee a maximum residual service life extension of 10 years, the initial investment cost of repair strategy (A) should not exceed 3.5 Million SEK in order for the repair strategy (A) be more LCC-effective than the replacement strategy (B).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4900\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614.png\" alt=\"614\" width=\"1717\" height=\"1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614.png 1717w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614-1030x690.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614-1500x1006.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614-705x473.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/614-450x302.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1717px) 100vw, 1717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 6 the relation between the repair strategy cost and the required minimum residual service life extension in order for the repair strategy to be more LCC-effective than the replacement strategy<br \/>\nThe residual service life without action, presented in Table 4, is also subjected to uncertainty in the assessment. According to BaTMan&#8217;s inspection manual, bridges with such deterioration have to be more frequently inspected. Even though important bridge structural members are assigned TK3, due to possible budget limitations, the bridge replacement might be postponed to the next year instead of this year and so on. A sensitivity analysis is conducted to study the impact of this uncertainty on the final decision. This sensitivity analysis presented in Figure 7 shows that, even if the replacement strategy could be postponed to 6 years instead of today, repairing the bridge today using strategy (A) remains more LCC-effective than replacing the bridge after 6 years using strategy (B).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4899 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615.png\" alt=\"615\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615.png 1707w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615-1030x716.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615-1500x1043.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615-705x490.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/615-450x313.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 7 the impact of varying the bridge residual service life without action on the final decision<br \/>\nA new bridge like proposal (1) in Table 3 might stand for a service longer than 100 years that was assumed in Table 4 and used in the LCCA. In this respect, the replacement strategy might become more LCC-effective if a longer service life for a completely new bridge is assumed. The impact of this uncertainty on the final decision was also studied and presented in Figure 8. Tis figure shows that even if the service life of a new bridge is considered to be 200 years instead of 100 years, repairing the bridge using strategy (A) remains the more LCC-effective than replacing it using strategy (B) . Therefore, the new bridge anticipated service life does not have that considerable effect on the final decision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4897 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617.png\" alt=\"617\" width=\"1678\" height=\"1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617.png 1678w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-1030x730.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-1500x1063.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-260x185.png 260w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-705x500.png 705w, https:\/\/www.folkbro.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/617-450x319.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 8 the impact of varying the service life of a new bridge on the final decision<br \/>\nCONCLUSION<br \/>\nAccording to the LCCA as well as the sensitivity analysis conducted for this case study, the bridge should absolutely not be replaced and instead should be repaired.<br \/>\nThe presented LCCA results are based on a comparison between a repair strategy that costs 2.23 Million SEK and a replacement strategy that costs 10.7 Million SEK. A discount rate of 4 % was used in the LCCA. If repair strategy can guarantee a minimum residual service life extension of 6 years, it would be more LCC-effective to repair the bridge instead of replacing. If the repair strategy can guarantee a minimum residual service life extension of 25 years, as it is expected, it would be more LCC-effective to repair the bridge instead of replacing it even if the repair strategy will cost up to 6.79 Million SEK instead of 2.23 Million SEK. The replacement option should not be implemented until the initial investment cost of a new bridge becomes less than 3.6 Million SEK instead of 10.7 Million SEK.<br \/>\nThe amount of money Trafikverket could save as Net Saving (NS) in case of repairing the bridge instead of replacing it will be equal to 4.56 Million SEK\/25 years or 291,899 SEK\/year for a life span equals to 25 years. If Trafikverket decided to replace the bridge instead of repairing it, Trafikverket would lose an amount of money equals to 7.153 Million SEK\/100 years or 291,899 SEK\/year for a life span equals to 100 years as an Opportunity Loss (OL).<br \/>\nToday, Trafikverekt is responsible for 400 railway bridges similar to the bridge presented in this study; older than 50 years and have conditions class TK3. The total area of these bridges 400 bridges is 60,500 m2. The LCCA presented for the case study in this report showed that Trafikverket can save an average amount of money equivalents to 1,089 SEK\/m2\/year. Assume that 50 % of these 400 bridges got a wrong decision; this means that Trafikverket might lose\/can save an amount of money equivalents to 65 Million SEK\/year for a life span of 25 years. Moreover, it also means that Trafikverket might lose\/can save an amount of money equivalent to 1.64 Billion SEK within the coming 25 years.<br \/>\nInstead of optimize between repair and replace this bridge, a LCCA optimization should be conducted to specify the most LCC-effective repair strategy. In this respect, the initial investment cost as well as anticipated residual service life extension after implementing each of the repair strategies should be taken into account. In considering the renewal alternative, allowance should also be made for the benefits that might be afforded by a completely new bridge in view of routing, road safety, bearing capacity, traffic, etc. The historic value for some special old bridges should also be taken into account. 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