Bridge safety evaluation based on monitored live load effects

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-269

  Liu, Ming ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^a   Kim, Sunyong ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridges; Limit states; Live loads; Monitoring; Structural safety

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BRIDGE SAFETY; EXISTING BRIDGE; EXTREME VALUE; INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; LEHIGH UNIVERSITY; LIMIT STATE EQUATIONS; LIMIT STATES; LIVE LOADS; NEW CONCEPT; PENNSYLVANIA; PREDICTION FUNCTION; STRAIN DATA; STRAIN GAUGE; STRUCTURAL CONDITION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL SAFETY; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 67651033977     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2009)14:4(257)     Document Type: Article

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