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Feb 8, 2016
Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Reinforced-Concrete Bridges Including Deterioration Effects
Publication: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016
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Maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of existing bridges by using cost effective management are increasingly important topics in efforts to deal with aging and deteriorating infrastructure. Recently, engineers have shifted the emphasis from design and construction of new bridges to maintenance and rehabilitation of existing bridges. This paper uses the structural reliability method with a predefined performance function to assess the component performance of the main load carrying members of an inner span in a multi-span bridge. The performance of the components is a function of various random variables with certain probabilistic distributions. The analysis is extended using the same performance function to evaluate the reliability of the bay as subsystem and bridge as a system. System reliability in this case is defined as the probability that a system (bridge) performs its intended function under operating conditions for a specified period of time using second order reliability method (SORM) and Monte Carlo simulations. In addition, deterioration in the main carrying elements (components) due to environmental impacts is introduced and the sensitivity parameters for certain random variables are re-evaluated to determine the inspection and maintenance period of the bridge. The deterioration is imposed as a percentage reduction in certain random variables. The paper involves use of multi reliability analysis at component, sub-system and system levels. Results show that probability of failure (Pf) increases with decrease in distance of the bridge from source of deterioration. Reliability index (β) decreased with increase in the age of the bridge because of corrosion of reinforcing steel. Results also show that the rate of probability of failure for bridges exposed to deteriorating effects increased dramatically after 45-50 years.
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Published online: Feb 8, 2016
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Hussam Mahmoud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523.
Structural Consultant, Headquarters Frontier Works Organization, Pakistan; Post Graduate Faculty, National Univ. of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. E-mail: [email protected]
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