Fatigue reliability analysis of a suspension bridge using long-term monitoring data

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 321-323 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 223-229

  Ni, Y Q ^a   Ye, X W ^a   Ko, J M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fatigue life assessment; Probabilistic approach; Reliability analysis; Steel bridge; Strain measurement; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

FATIGUE LIFE ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

STEEL BRIDGES;

EID: 33749470031     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-412-x.223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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