Life-cycle cost based maintenance plan for steel bridge protection systems

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 55-62

  Zayed, Tarek M ^a,b   Chang, Luh Maan ^c   Fricker, Jon D ^c  

^a Zagazig Univ ^*  (Egypt)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge maintenance; Bridges, steel; Life cycle cost; Painting; Protective coating

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE COSTS; MARKOV DECISION PROCESS (MDP);

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PAINTING; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCHEDULING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STEEL BRIDGES;

EID: 4544332312     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2002)16:2(55)     Document Type: Review

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