RELIABILITY-BASED NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND REPAIR OF CONCRETE SEAWALL
When nondestructive testing is used to evaluate a large structure, many decisions must be made about the number and location of tests. Cost constraints work to minimize the number of tests while the desire to accurately assess the state of the structure argues for the maximum number. In this research, reliability-based approaches are being developed that will provide the engineer with analytical tools for making informed decisions regarding the test number and location and for using the data to assess the state of the structure and design repairs. In this paper, a reliability approach is applied to a case study in which a complete set of data and engineering decisions are available for a 7.5 mi (12 km) seawall. Statistical methods are used to evaluate the test data and to evaluate various repair options. The results are presented in terms of reliability and associated cost.
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American Concrete Institute (ACI)
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Authors:
- Williams, T J
- Sansalone, M
- Grigoriu, M
- Poston, R
- Publication Date: 2000-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 166-174
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Serial:
- ACI Structural Journal
- Volume: 97
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- ISSN: 0889-3241
- Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridges; Case studies; Costs; Finite element method; Mathematical models; Monte Carlo method; Nondestructive tests; Reliability; Repairing; Sea walls; Simulation; Statistics; Structural analysis
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I60: Maintenance;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00789059
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: CMS-9640570
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 2000 12:00AM