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Quality specifications and performance indicators for road bridges in Europe Strauss, Alfred Fernandes, S. Casas Rius, Joan Ramon Mold, Lisa Matos, Jose C. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EC - Enginyeria de la Construcció Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Tipologies estructurals Bridges--Europe performance indicator performance goal quality control plan roadway bridge asset management Ponts -- Europa Across Europe, multiple management systems were developed with the aim of managing roadway bridges in an efficient manner. Although being generically similar, the condition assessment process, based in the as-sessment of performance indicators which are compared with performance goals in order to evaluate the ac-complishment of established quality control plans, can be identified as one difference among them. This leads to the existence of multiple different methodologies for assessing the bridge condition, and consequently to a considerable variation in roadway bridges quality. COST Action TU1406 aims to achieve the European eco-nomic and societal needs by standardizing the condition assessment and maintenance level of roadway bridg-es. For such purpose it would be required to establish the specific recommendations for the quantification of performance indicators, the definition of standardized performance goals and, finally, a guideline for quality control plans. Postprint (published version) 2018 Conference report Strauss, A., Fernandes, S., Casas, J., Mold, L., Matos, J. Quality specifications and performance indicators for road bridges in Europe. A: International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. "Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), 9-13 July 2018, Melbourne, Australia". 2018, p. 1-10. 9781138730458 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/120612 eng Restricted access - publisher's policy 10 p. application/pdf