Erratum: Evaluation of the EC8-3 confidence factors for the characterization of concrete strength in existing structures (Materials and Structures DOI:10.1617/s11527-012-9868-4);Evaluation of the EC8-3 confidence factors for the characterization of concrete strength in existing structures

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1737-1758

  Romão, Xavier ^a   Gonçalves, Rui ^a   Costa, Aníbal ^b   Delgado, Raimundo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Confidence Factor; Eurocode 8 Part 3; Existing structures; RC structures; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CODES (STANDARDS); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; SAFETY FACTOR; STATISTICAL TESTS;

CONFIDENCE FACTORS; EUROCODE 8; EXISTING STRUCTURE; RC STRUCTURE; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84869096421     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-012-9926-y     Document Type: Erratum

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