Multiple limit states and expected failure costs for deteriorating reinforced concrete bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 405-415

  Stewart, Mark G ^a   Val, Dimitri V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bridge failure; Bridges, concrete; Corrosion; Costs; Deterioration; Life cycles; Limit states

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CORROSION; COSTS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DETERIORATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE FAILURE; CORROSION INITIATION; LIMIT STATES; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 13944255490     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2003)8:6(405)     Document Type: Article

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