Abstract: The state of a structural system subjected to deterioration processes is changing continuously. This state cannot be reliably predicted without considering both aleatory and epistemic uncertainties. To reduce the epistemic ...

Abstract: Inspection and monitoring of deteriorating structures are generally performed to assess structural integrity and predict the remaining service life. For deteriorating structures, a reliable prediction of damage occurrence ...

Abstract: Repair actions are generally used to prevent failures and to maintain or extend the lifetime of deteriorating structures. To establish optimum inspection/repair planning for a structure, its performance under uncertainty ...

Abstract: During the past decade, monitoring concepts for structural systems have been subjected to a rapid development process. They have become more and more important in the intervention planning (e.g., maintenance, repair, ...

Abstract: A novel approach to evaluating safety of existing bridges based on monitored structural responses and component conditions is presented in this paper. A limit state equation is developed for the measured strain data from ...

Abstract: Based on the long-term monitored strain data induced by heavy vehicle traffic on an existing bridge, this paper presents an efficient approach to assessing the bridge system performance through a series-parallel system ...

Abstract: Service life extensions of bridge components and systems due to maintenance can be correlated when the maintenance actions are applied to multiple bridge components. This paper deals with the probabilistic optimum bridge ...

Abstract: Continuous exposure to aggressive environmental stressors, deterioration mechanisms, and natural hazards subjects existing bridges to a multitude of detrimental impacts on structural performance throughout their service ...

Abstract: In order to ensure structural safety, deteriorating bridges should be maintained above their target reliability level. This level affects the optimum maintenance interventions during the service life of a bridge. Therefore, ...