Optimum lifetime planning of bridge inspection and repair programs

Structural Engineering International: Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Frangopol, Dan M ^a,b,c   Estes, Allen ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000173850     PISSN: 10168664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2749/101686699780481998     Document Type: Article

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