The DNA (Data, Network and AI) could be used for preventive maintenance and to thus avoid possible disasters.
The scientists were aiming to address a significant Korean reality: the fact that the percentage of Korean bridges aged 30 years or more is expected to increase in the next decade to 39.3 per cent by 2031 and spike up to 76.1 per cent in 20 years.
With a view towards helping track damages, the KICT research team garnered more than five million data elements either directly or indirectly related to the ageing of bridges from 2021 to 2022.
The researchers then applied an artificial intelligence (AI) model to the data, to predict the degree of obsolescence of the bridges and predict damage over time.
The credibility of the technology was further improved by securing additional data on the bridges using IoT technology onsite and from experimental data that considers the environmental conditions of Korea.
The technology was to have a 90.8 per cent...