Abstract: The design optimization considering the system reliability of a structural system is a computationally challenging task. This is especially the case in an indeterminate structure that has many possible modes or paths to ...

Abstract: The design optimization considering the system reliability of a structural system is a computationally challenging task. This is especially the case in an indeterminate structure that has many possible modes or paths to ...

Abstract: The need for quality control in the ready-mixed concrete industry is increasingly emerging as a tool for ensuring the achievement of the highest possible quality in the produced concrete with the lowest practical price. ...

Abstract: The rapid progress in computational hardware and software has brought about advanced capabilities enabling more accurate modeling of structures and better understanding of their lifetime behavior. Unfortunately, research ...

Abstract: In this paper, the performance of structures is modeled using lifetime functions. Specifically, the unavailability and redundancy are used as performance indicators, based on which optimum maintenance strategies are sought. ...

Abstract: This technical note presents the computations, results, and conclusions of an analytical investigation for comparing the life-cycle cost (LCC) of a steel bridge component made of a new maintenance-free steel and the LCC ...