Multiple objective and span evaluation method for damage grade of existing reinforced concrete bridges

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-144

  Liang, Ming Te ^a   Wang, Heng Dong ^b   Wu, Jai He ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DESIGN INSTITUTE GROUP CO   (China)

Author keywords

Damage degree; Evaluation grade; Membership; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; FUZZY CONTROL; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DAMAGE DEGREE; EVALUATION GRADE; MEMBERSHIP; WEIGHT;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 7044235716     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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