Life-cycle performance of RC bridges: Probabilistic approach

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-25

  Val, Dimitri V ^a   Stewart, Mark G ^a   Melchers, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; INSPECTION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL CORROSION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN STATISTICAL THEORY; REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE; TIME DEPENDENT RELIABILITIES;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

BRIDGE; CORROSION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034125478     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0885-9507.00167     Document Type: Article

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