Durability of Gerber saddles in RC bridges: Analyses and applications (Musmeci Bridge, Italy)

G Santarsiero, A Masi, V Picciano - Infrastructures, 2021 - mdpi.com
Guaranteeing adequate safety levels in critical infrastructures such as bridges is essential to
modern societies and their vital services. Bridges with reinforced concrete structures are …

A probabilistic framework for life-cycle cost analysis of bridge decks constructed with different reinforcement alternatives

L Shen, M Soliman, SA Ahmed - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete bridge decks with conventional reinforcement may experience
deterioration due to deicing salts or marine environmental conditions. Routine maintenance …

Influence of pozzolan, slag and recycled aggregates on the mechanical and durability properties of low cement concrete

E Soldado, A Antunes, H Costa, R do Carmo, E Júlio - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of the construction sector demands the reduction of CO2 emissions. The
optimization of the amount of cement in concrete can be achieved either by partially …

Sensitivity analysis of stochastic calculation of SCC regarding aggressive environment

P Lehner, M Horňáková, K Hrabová - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Probabilistic procedures considering the durability with respect to corrosion of reinforcement
caused by aggressive substances are widely applied; however, they are based on narrow …

Time-dependent reliability assessment method for rc simply supported t-beam bridges based on lateral load distribution influenced by reinforcement corrosion

X He, G Tan, W Chu, W Wang, Q Kong - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The safety and reliability of bridges gradually decrease over time under the influence of
disadvantageous environmental factors, primarily due to reinforcement corrosion caused by …

[PDF][PDF] Technology Innovation for Improving Bridge Management

D Nepomuceno - 2023 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
Visual inspections are an important component of bridge monitoring efforts. There are a
variety of emerging technologies and novel methods that can be used in the inspection …

Added value of monitoring for the maintenance of a reinforced concrete wharf with spatial variability of chloride content: a practical implementation

F Schoefs, M Oumouni, D Follut, Y Lecieux… - Structure and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With 80% of European trade exchange and a key role for European defence, harbours play
a major socio-economic role. Inspection of wharves is very expensive due to the difficult …

A business case for risk-informed bridge monitoring using the value of information

M Sasidharan, AK Parlikad, J Schooling - 2021 - repository.cam.ac.uk
While the benefits of monitoring bridges are fairly understood, securing the resources
necessary for their development and installation is often difficult. The premise of the article is …

VoI-Based Optimization of Structural Assessment for Spatially Degrading RC Structures

E Vereecken, W Botte, G Lombaert, R Caspeele - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Before implementing a bridge monitoring strategy, a bridge manager would like to know the
return on investment. Moreover, in order to spend the available budget as efficiently as …

Ansätze zur performancebasierten Zustandsbeurteilung und Lebensdauerprognose von Ingenieurkonstruktionen

M Reiterer, A Strauss, H Kari - Beton‐und Stahlbetonbau, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Es werden neue innovative Ansätze zur performancebasierten Zustandsbeurteilung und
Lebensdauerprognose von Ingenieurkonstruktionen auf Grundlage eines hybriden und …