Prediction of the combination of failure modes for an arch bridge system

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1561-1569

  Nowak, Andrzej S ^a   Cho, Taejun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Korea Rail Network Authority   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arch bridge; Combination of failure modes; Response surface method; Risk assessment; System reliability

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMBINATION OF FAILURE MODES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD (RSM); SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 35248822717     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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