Risk balancing in structural problems

Structural Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Elms, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Balance; Bridge; Design; Fire; Optimisation; Risk; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BRIDGES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIRES; OPTIMIZATION; RISKS;

FIRE DESIGN; RISK BALANCING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030672202     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4730(96)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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