Realistic assessment for safety and service life of reinforced concrete decks in girder bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-418

  Oh, Byung Hwan ^a   Lew, Young ^b   Choi, Young Cheol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b SK Engineering and Construction Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Bridge, concrete; Concrete, reinforced; Deterioration; Service life; Structural safety

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CORROSION; DETERIORATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SERVICE LIFE;

DAMAGE STATE; STRUCTURAL EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL SAFETY; TRAFFIC LOADS;

BRIDGE DECKS;

EID: 34250637964     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2007)12:4(410)     Document Type: Article

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