Fault tree analysis of schoharie creek bridge collapse

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-326

  Lebeau, Keary H ^a   Wadia Fascetti, Sara J ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Collapse; Failures; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE COLLAPSE; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT;

BRIDGES; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PREVENTION; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; MANAGERS;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 34547173621     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2007)21:4(320)     Document Type: Article

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