Abstract: A review of the most recently published literature suggests that the prediction of service life of corrosion affected concrete structures remains at the stage of parametric studies, in spite of intensive research on ...

Abstract: In time-dependent reliability analysis, the calculation of the mean outcrossing or upcrossing rate of a stochastic process from a safe domain or barrier level based on the Rice formula continues to present serious challenge ...

Abstract: The increasing rate of deterioration of buried pipelines has necessitated the development of a robust assessment method for their structural integrity and service life prediction. Among various deterioration mechanisms, ...

Abstract: Linear elastic fracture mechanics has been widely used for fracture analysis of cracked metals. For ductile materials, it is known that the yielding of a crack front results in the easing of stress intensity at the crack ...

Abstract: There is little knowledge on the effect of stress on corrosion of mild steel and how the combination of stress and corrosion affects the mechanical properties of mild steel. This paper presents a comprehensive experiment ...

Abstract: A review of the literature shows that current research on corrosion-affected reinforced concrete structures focuses more on strength deterioration than on serviceability deterioration. For corrosion-induced concrete cracking, ...

Abstract: The increase of rainfall and rise of groundwater level can cause frequent failures of unsaturated soil slopes that result in catastrophic landslides. This paper proposes a stochastic method for predicting the risk of failure ...

Abstract: This paper presents a probabilistic procedure for deriving design models for the ultimate strength and strain of fiber–reinforced-polymer (FRP)-confined concrete. First, a large database of axial compression tests performed ...

Abstract: Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is an important indicator of the quality of life in an urban environment. This paper attempts to investigate the effect of street design on outdoor thermal comfort in an urban street ...