Reliability-based condition assessment of in-service bridges using mixture distribution models

Computers and Structures

Volumn 106-107, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-213

  Xia, H W ^a   Ni, Y Q ^a   Wong, K Y ^b   Ko, J M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Bridges and Structures Division   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bridge; Condition assessment; Mixture distribution model; Reliability; Strain; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; COMPONENT DENSITY; CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; EXPECTATION-MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; FINITE MIXTURES; ITERATION ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; LOAD COMBINATION; MEASUREMENT DATA; MIXTURE DISTRIBUTION MODELS; MODEL ESTIMATION; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PEAK STRESS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION MODEL; RAILWAY TRAFFIC; RELIABILITY INDEX; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; STRAIN MONITORING; STRAIN RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL CONDITION; WEIBULL MIXTURE;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BRIDGES; DATA HANDLING; HURRICANES; MIXTURES; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RELIABILITY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863806347     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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