Lifetime performance analysis of existing prestressed concrete bridge superstructures

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1889-1903

  Akgül, Ferhat ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges, concrete; Colorado; Concrete, prestressed; Deterioration; Life cycles; Performance evaluation; Structural reliability; Superstructures; United States

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES, CONCRETE; COLORADO; CONCRETE, PRESTRESSED; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; SUPERSTRUCTURES; UNITED STATES;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 13844255138     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2004)130:12(1889)     Document Type: Article

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