"A Balkema book."

Selected conference papers.

Includes index.

Life-cycle considerations in risk-informed decisions for design of civil infrastructures / A. H.-S. Aug -- Structural integrity monitoring for dependability / S. Arangio, F. Bontempi and M. Ciampoli -- Practical approaches to the application of life-cycle civil engineering for infrastructures in Korea / H.-N. Cho -- Life cycle optimization in earthquake engineering / L. Esteva -- Life-cycle cost of civil infrastructure with emphasis on bridges / H. Furuta and D. M. Frangopol -- new life of the Theatre alla Scala / P. G. Malerba -- Life-cycle assessment of marine civil engineering structures / T. Moan -- Increasing a building's life-cycle in regions of high seismic risk / M. P. Sarkisian -- Mechanical behavior of clay bricks and restoration mortars subject to thermal actions / P. Antonaci and P. Bocca -- Ageing and lifecycle of building envelopes and thin shells made of quasi-brittle conglomerates of glass and epoxy resin / F. Aymerich, G. P. Cossu and L. Fenu -- Concrete composition and service life of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride bearing environments / L. Bertolini, F. Lollini and E. Redaelli -- FEM-Models of cathodic protection systems for concrete structures / L. Bertolini, F. Lollini, E. Redaelli, R. B. Polder and W. H. A. Peelen -- Structural behavior of cable-stayed bridges under damage / F. Biondini, P. Limonta, P. G. Malerba and R. Stucchi -- Damage propagation and structural robustness / F. Biondini and S. Restelli -- Increasing durability of recycled cement bound materials: laboratory investigation on the effects of bituminous emulsions / G. Da Rios, E. Toraldo and E. Mariani -- Life cycle deterioration and cost comparison of bridge deck designs including rehabilitation strategics / L. R. Feldman, M. Boulfiza, J. Zacaruk, P. N. Christensen and G. Sparks -- In-situ chemical analysis for life cycle health management / M. Ghandehari -- Comparison of corrosion accelerated tests performed in reinforced concrete structures using voltage and current induction / A. G. Graeff, A. S. Torres and L. C. P. Silva Filho -- Influence of localized corrosion of steel bars on structural performance of reinforced concrete beams / H. Hamada, E. Kato, M. Iwanami and H. Yokota -- Development of a damage-recovery relationship based on variable re-curing of fire-damaged high-strength mortar / M. Henry, T. H. Ahn, Y. Kato and T. Kisht -- New developed expansive ultra rapid hardening fiber reinforced concrete for bridge deck repair / I. Iwaki, S. Banchi and Y. Koda -- Corrosion characterization of reinforcing bar in existing RC structure / E. Kato, M. Iwanami, H. Yokota and H. Hamada -- Reasons tor repair need in Finnish concrete facades in practice / J. Lahdensivu and S. Varjonen -- effects of mineral additions on chloride penetration into concrete under the frost action / B. Li and L. Tang -- Stochastic modeling of corrosion propagation for service life prediction of chloride Contaminated RC structures / Z.-H. Lu, Y.-G. Zhao and K. Yu -- critical role of marine bacterial processes in the development of models for pitting corrosion of structural steels / R. E. Melchers -- Feasibility analysis of the use of stainless steel reinforcement for concrete members subjected to aggressive exposure conditions / C. Molins, E. Real and L. Medina -- Seismic loss estimation based on end-to-end simulation / M. Muto, S. Krishnan, J. L. Beck and J. Mitrani-Reiser -- Fatigue damage measures with a statistical model for the Wohler field / M. L. Ruiz-Ripoll, A. Garcia, E. Castilla, A. Fernandez-Canteli and R. Koller -- Discussion concerning the multi-ranked deterioration forecasting model based on incomplete inspection data / Y. Shumuta -- behavior of a building as a part of its conceiving / V. Spigai and E. Dalla Vecchia -- Effect of spatially variable corrosion damage on strength and time-dependent reliability of RC beams / M. G. Stewart and Q. Suo -- Service-life performance of reinforced concrete structures in corrosive environments / D. V. Val and L. Chernin -- Effect of cracking on long-term performance of reinforced concrete slabs / T. Yamamoto -- Dilatometric tests combined with computer simulations and parameter identification for in-depth diagnostic analysis of concrete dams / A. Zirpoli, G. Maier, G. Novati and T. Garbowski -- Life-cycle analysis of buildings with R/C frames / D. O. Astafiev and L. A. Fedotova -- Direct Displacement Based Design and Force Based Design of precast concrete structures / A. Belleri and P. Riva -- Lifetime seismic performance of precast reinforced concrete industrial buildings / F. Biondini, A. Palermo and G. Toniolo -- Life-cycle multi-objective optimization of deteriorating structures / F. Biondini and G. Zani -- Fatigue design of precast structural concrete plates for access floors / M. Breccolotti, A. L. Materazzi and I. Venanzi -- Integration of degradation prognosis of concrete structures into life cycle management / H. Budelmann, K. Hariri and T. Starck -- Increasing pavements durability through construction: a model for compaction design / M. Crispino, E. Mariani and R. Rampini -- Service life predictions for new and rehabilitated concrete bridge structures / B. Czarnecki and R. L. Day -- Combined reinforcement / B. De Rivaz -- New aspects on bridge design for durability / M. Empelmann, V. Henke, G. Neumann and M. Wichers -- Fuzzy probabilistic analysis of prestressed concrete structures / L. Giordano, G. Mancini and F. Tondolo -- Modeling maximum live load effects on highway bridges / M. Ghosn, B. Sivakumar and F. Moses -- Analysis of the local ductility in reinforced concrete beams dimensioned according to Eurocode 8 / A. Kassoul, A. Bougara, M. Belkhatir and K. Ezziane -- Serviceability as a significant factor of the bridge life-cycle / V. Kristek and L. Vrablik -- Inspection and evaluation of existing structures: a task for brave engineers / J. Leon, H. Corres-Peiretti and F. Prieto -- Minimum life-cycle cost design and optimal earthquake intensity decision-making of aseismic structures based on finite element reliability analysis / D.-G. Lu, X.-H. Yu, G. Li and G.-Y. Wang -- Evaluation of the response of concrete structures along their service life by nonlinear evolutive analysis methods / A. R. Mari and J. M. Bairan -- Strengthening of aged RC structures using spreadsheet analyses with optimisation methods and linearised moment-curvature relations / P. Mark -- Uncertainty in structural capacity and influence on seismic demand and damage / M. Mezzi -- Cost-based design and renewal strategy for long-life structures / J. Mencik -- Probabilistic treatment of bridge monitoring data and associated errors for reliability assessment and prediction / T. B. Messervey and D. M. Frangopol -- Life-cycle design of residential buildings: appearance and reality of ecological assessments / M. Michlmair and P. Maydl -- influence of design and detailing on the life and maintenance of a bridge / A. G. Mordey -- Life-cycle performance of structures: combining expert judgment and results of inspection / L. C. Neves and D. M. Frangopol -- Bending performance of reinforced concrete member deteriorated by corrosion / M. Oyeda, T. Sato, T. Kanakubo and Y. Yamamoto -- Investigating the effects of corrosion on 45-year-old prestressed concrete bridge beams / T. M. Pape and R. E. Melchers -- Analytical modelling of FRP strengthened steel beams / C. Pellegrino, E. Maiorana and C. Modena -- Estimation of life-cycle fatigue damage for suspension bridge hangers / E. Petrini and F. Bontempi -- Safety assessment of civil engineering structures throughout their life-cycle / R. Putt, P. Novak and B. Teply -- Reliability-based fatigue assessment of welded connections / S. G. Reid -- Simple supported RC bridge design process considering durability / X. Ruan, A.-R. Chen and Z.-C. Pan -- Probabilistic durability design of RC structures in Persian Gulf using DuraPGulf model / U. Shekarchi, A. Rafiee, H. Layssi and F. M. Marani

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