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Comparisons of four time-dependent reliability approaches for safety assessment of deteriorated concrete bridges

  • D. G. Lu*
  • , X. P. Fan
  • , W. Jiang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The reliability of existing reinforced concrete bridges is one of the world-wide concerned problems in the field of structural engineering. Reliability assessment for existing reinforced concrete structures can help make rational decisions to repair or demolition; moreover, it can also be directly applied to structural design. Based on the importance of reliability assessment, in this paper, firstly four computation methods of time-dependent reliability are studied in detail, which include time-integrated approach, time-discretized approach, time-discretized and integrated approach and first-passage probability approach; and then by analyzing the practical examples, the computational accuracy and shortcomings of the four methods are compared carefully; finally load probability models of the bridges are analyzed in detail, and based on the load probability models, the time-dependent reliability indices of the safety is solved with the four time-dependent methods about the flexural members of concrete continuous beam bridge, and the safety-based time-dependent reliability of the components has been evaluated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management
PublisherTaylor and Francis - Balkema
Pages3442-3448
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9780415621243
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2012 - Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Duration: 8 Jul 201212 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameBridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2012
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityStresa, Lake Maggiore
Period8/07/1212/07/12

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