Rating and reliability of existing bridges in a network

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 383-393

  Akgül, Ferhat ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Deterioration; Network analysis; Reliability analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BRIDGE COMPONENTS; CODES (STANDARDS); DETERIORATION; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 3543095834     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2003)8:6(383)     Document Type: Article

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