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F. Ciminelli et al. / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000

Franco Ciminelli et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 62 (2024) 40–47

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Fig. 1. Flow chart for CoA assessment.

• for the vulnerability parameters: the “s tatic scheme ” , which classifies bridges as isostatic or hyperstatic; the “ max span length ” (L 3 ) is another primary factor, indicating whether the bridge has a span length that ’ s medium-low (up to 20m) or high (more than 20m); the “ bridge construction material ” is crucial here, with options like reinforced concrete, prestressed reinforced concrete, steel, and masonry; the “n umber of spans ” , categorized by whether the bridge is a single span or has multiple spans; the “l evel of degradation ” ,