Method for estimating transition probability in bridge deterioration models

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 56-62

  Destefano, Paul D ^a   Grivas, Dimitri A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0032097946     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(1998)4:2(56)     Document Type: Article

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