Service life prediction of structural systems using lifetime functions with emphasis on bridges

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-51

  Yang, Seung Ie ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^a   Neves, Luis C ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Cost; Deterioration; Lifetime function; Maintenance; Optimization; Probability; Service life; Structural systems

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DETERIORATION; FUNCTIONS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SERVICE LIFE;

HIGHWAY NETWORKS; LIFETIME FUNCTION; STRUCTURAL SYSTEM; TIME-DEPENDENT SYSTEMS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 2942517962     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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