Reliability considerations in bridge pier scouring

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-18

  Muzzammil, M ^a   Siddiqui, N A ^a   Siddiqui, A F ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bridges; FORM; Monte Carlo simulation; Piers; Reliability; Scouring

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY THEORY; SAFETY FACTOR; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BLACK MOUNT BRIDGE; PIER RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY INDEX; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS;

BRIDGE PIERS;

EID: 37749010592     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2008.28.1.001     Document Type: Article

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