Life-cycle civil engineering. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy, June 10-14, 2008; IALCCE '08
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Fabio Biondini, Dan M. Frangopol.
• Other Names: Biondini, Fabio; Frangopol, Dan M; International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, 1st
• Contents: Keynote lectures Life-cycle considerations in risk-informed decisions for design of civil infrastructures Structural integrity monitoring for dependability Practical approaches to the application of life-cycle civil engineering for infrastructures in Korea Life cycle optimization in earthquake engineering Life-cycle cost of civil infrastructure with emphasis on bridges The new life of the Theatre alla Scala Life-cycle assessment of marine civil engineering structures Increasing a building’s life-cycle in regions of high seismic risk Life-cycle damage processes Mechanical behavior of clay bricks and restoration mortars subject to thermal actions Ageing and lifecycle of building envelopes and thin shells made of quasi-brittle conglomerates of glass and epoxy resin Concrete composition and service life of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride bearing environments FEM-Models of cathodic protection systems for concrete structures Structural behavior of cable-stayed bridges under damage Damage propagation and structural robustness Increasing durability of recycled cement bound materials: laboratory investigation on the effects of bituminous emulsions Life cycle deterioration and cost comparison of bridge deck designs including rehabilitation strategies In-situ chemical analysis for life cycle health management Comparison of corrosion accelerated tests performed in reinforced concrete structures using voltage and current induction Influence of localized corrosion of steel bars on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams Development of a damage-recovery relationship based on variable re-curing of fire-damaged high-strength mortar New developed expansive ultra rapid hardening fiber reinforced concrete for bridge deck repair Corrosion characterization of reinforcing bar in existing RC structure Reasons for repair need in Finnish concrete facades in practice The effects of mineral additions on chloride penetration into concrete under the frost action Stochastic modeling of corrosion propagation for service life prediction of chloride contaminated RC structures The critical role of marine bacterial processes in the development of models for pitting corrosion of structural steels Feasibility analysis of the use of stainless steel reinforcement for concrete members subjected to aggressive exposure conditions Seismic loss estimation based on end-to-end simulation Fatigue damage measures with a statistical model for the Wöhler field Discussion concerning the multi-ranked deterioration forecasting model based on incomplete inspection data The behavior of a building as a part of its conceiving Effect of spatially variable corrosion damage on strength and time-dependent reliability of RC beams Service-life performance of reinforced concrete structures in corrosive environments Effect of cracking on long-term performance of reinforced concrete slabs Dilatometric tests combined with computer simulations and parameter identification for in-depth diagnostic analysis of concrete dams Life-cycle assessment and design Life-cycle analysis of buildings with R/C frames Direct Displacement Based Design and Force Based Design of precast concrete structures Lifetime seismic performance of precast reinforced concrete industrial buildings Life-cycle multi-objective optimization of deteriorating structures Fatigue design of precast structural concrete plates for access floors Integration of degradation prognosis of concrete structures into life cycle management Increasing pavements durability through construction: a model for compaction design Service life predictions for new and rehabilitated concrete bridge structures Combined reinforcement New aspects on bridge design for durability Fuzzy probabilistic analysis of prestressed concrete structures Modeling maximum live load effects on highway bridges Analysis of the local ductility in reinforced concrete beams dimensioned according to Eurocode 8 Serviceability as a significant factor of the bridge life-cycle Inspection and evaluation of existing structures: a task for brave engineers Minimum life-cycle cost design and optimal earthquake intensity decision-making; of aseismic structures based on finite element reliability analysis Evaluation of the response of concrete structures along their service life by nonlinear evolutive analysis methods Strengthening of aged RC structures using spreadsheet analyses with optimisation methods and linearised moment-curvature relations Uncertainty in structural capacity and influence on seismic demand and damage Cost-based design and renewal strategy for long-life structures Probabilistic treatment of bridge monitoring data and associated errors for reliability; assessment and prediction Life-cycle design of residential buildings: appearance and reality of ecological assessments The influence of design and detailing on the life and maintenance of a bridge Life-cycle performance of structures: combining expert judgment and results of inspection Bending performance of reinforced concrete member deteriorated by corrosion Investigating the effects of corrosion on 45-year-old prestressed concrete bridge beams Analytical modelling of FRP strengthened steel beams Estimation of life-cycle fatigue damage for suspension bridge hangers Safety assessment of civil engineering structures throughout their life-cycle Reliability-based fatigue assessment of welded connections Simple supported RC bridge design process considering durability Probabilistic durability design of RC structures in Persian Gulf using DuraPGulf model Strengthening with textile reinforced concrete—reliability based design with imprecise probability Fatigue life of precast decks of high speed railway bridges Nonlinear dynamic analysis of frames with arbitrary plastic hinges Life-cycle monitoring, maintenance, and rehabilitation Life-cycle reliability analysis and selective maintenance of deteriorating structures A comparison of tomographic reconstruction algorithms for acoustic non destructive testing of stone masonry Features extraction techniques for sonic and ultrasonic NDT on building materials Measuring the displacements of a steel structure by GPS units Including structural monitoring activities in safety probabilistic formulations Maintenance strategies for large span suspension bridges against fatigue and corrosion Bridge management system techniques application to Italian highways network Behavior of RC bridge girders strengthened with CFRP laminates Aspects of sustainability of repair-systems for concrete structures Experimental identification of cable damping parameters towards robust design against aeroelastic instability Seismic retrofitting of bridges Widening and strengthening of bridge decks with composite materials Maintenance and inspection of stay cables using prestressing steel at a German bridge Assessment of bridge capacity through proof load testing Strengthening reinforced concrete T connections by steel straps Development of a software-tool for the life-cycle management of bridges Traffic load modeling based on structural health monitoring data Corrosion detection in reinforced concrete structures using static and dynamic response measurements Prediction and quantification models of bridge condition in Korea Lifespan evaluation of 8 bridges of the Indiana Toll Road: A case study Birth certificate as an important tool for public-private-partnership projects Invention of crack inspection system using a light wave survey camera with a built-in crack scale Structural health monitoring for life cycle management of bridges Peeling failure along the interface in FRP-strengthened beams
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 970 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 624; Civil engineering -- Congresses; Life cycle costing -- Congresses; Civil engineering; Life cycle costing; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203885307; 0203885309
• Related ISBNs: 9780415468572; 0415468574
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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