Abstract: The time-varying performance of deteriorating materials and structures can be simulated using probabilistic methods. The propagation of performance uncertainties is affected by the characteristics of input random variables. ...

Abstract: In a world where financial resources do not keep pace with the growing demand for maintenance of deteriorating structures, it is imperative that those responsible for maintenance decisions make the best possible use of ...

Abstract: Life-cycle cost analysis of deteriorating structures has to consider not only time-varying resistance and loading affecting the reliability of these structures but also maintenance interventions applied during their lifetime. ...

Abstract: The reliability of civil infrastructure is time variant. This is due to strength deterioration and time-variant mechanical and environmental loadings. Demands for keeping civil infrastructure in functional and reliable ...

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs), with their unique material and structural properties, offer many advantages over conventional structural materials such as concrete and steel. However, their brittle failure mechanisms at ...

Abstract: The assessment of the current state and the prediction of the future condition of deteriorating structures are crucial processes in the management of civil infrastructure systems. Not only time-varying loads and resistances ...

Abstract: The prioritization of maintenance interventions on aging structures is one of the most important decision processes in the management of existing civil infrastructure. This process has to consider the uncertainties in ...

Abstract: The paper is concerned with prediction of elastic contact and elastohydrodynamic film thickness in worm gears. Using the undeformed geometry of the gap between gear teeth in contact a ...

Abstract: The objective of bridge management is to allocate and use the limited resources to balance lifetime reliability and life-cycle cost in an optimal manner. As the 20th century has drawn to a close, it is appropriate to reflect ...

Abstract: Two-dimensional convection heat transfer on a chip with a flow-disturbing obstruction block above it, as induced by natural coupling between flow and structure, was investigated numerically. The ...