Determining the repair ranking of existing RC bridges using fuzzy synthetic evaluation method

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-50

  Liang, Ming Te ^a   Chu, Ting Bang ^b   Tsao, Wen Hu ^a   Yeh, Chi Jang ^c  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Join Engineering Consultants   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbonation depth; Chloride ion content; Compressive strength; Corrosion potential; Fuzzy synthetic evaluation method

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CHLORINE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORROSION; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY; REPAIR;

CARBONATION DEPTH; CHLORIDE ION CONTENT; CORROSION POTENTIAL; FUZZY SYNTHETIC EVALUATION METHOD;

BRIDGES;

EID: 31544432275     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2006.9671097     Document Type: Article

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