Integrating system reliability and optimization in prestressed concrete design

Computers and Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 729-735

  Al Harthy, A S ^a   Frangopol, D M ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); OPTIMIZATION; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; PRESTRESSED MATERIALS; RELIABILITY;

FLEXURAL STRENGTH; SECOND MOMENT RELIABILITY METHOD;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031186099     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00429-4     Document Type: Article

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