Abstract: This paper presents a probabilistic reliability assessment procedure for steel components damaged by fatigue. The crack growth model is based on the principles of fracture mechanics theory. It is compared to experimental ...

Abstract: A large number of railway structures in Europe are metallic bridges. The increasing volume of traffic and axle weight of trains mean that, for many structures, the loads today are much higher than those envisaged when they ...

Abstract: Maintenance and repair activities are crucial to prevent the deterioration of highway bridges and ensure users’ safety. In 2006, the French Ministry of Transportation initiated a survey to improve the maintenance strategies ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the possibility of generating a time‐domain modal identification algorithm that does not need measurements of the input signals. Such a technique is useful when complete input data acquisition cannot ...