Multi-hazard consideration of seismic and aging threats to bridges

Proceedings of the 2009 Structures Congress - Don't Mess with Structural Engineers: Expanding Our Role

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 547-556

  Ghosh, Jayadipta ^a   Padgett, Jamie E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE SYSTEMS; CORROSION ATTACK; CORROSION MODELS; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; FRAGILITY CURVES; REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN; REINFORCING STEELS; SEISMIC DAMAGE; SEISMIC EVENT; STEEL REINFORCEMENTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CORROSION; DEGRADATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 69949164225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41031(341)61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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