Risk Priority Number for Bridge Failures
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 25, Issue 2
Abstract
One of the important and systematic methods that is used for the identification of failure of any system is the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA). This is carried out through the identification of the most important causes of all the failure modes of a system under consideration. FMEA is based on the concepts of a probabilistic analysis. In the present study, a corresponding equivalent deterministic method has been developed in terms of a risk priority number (RPN) formulation with its application to bridge failures. The RPN will enable the practicing engineers to rank various bridge failures and take necessary steps to mitigate the associated risk.
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Acknowledgments
Firstly, we would like to thank the anonymous reviewer(s), whose constructive comments have significantly enhanced the quality of this manuscript. We also sincerely thank Prof. Satyabrata Choudhury, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Silchar, for proof-reading the paper and suggesting corrections for better readability.
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Volume 25 • Issue 2 • May 2020
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Received: Mar 25, 2019
Accepted: Nov 4, 2019
Published online: Mar 9, 2020
Published in print: May 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Aug 9, 2020
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