Bridge Collapse Frequencies versus Failure Probabilities

• Main Author: Proske, Dirk (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Risk Engineering,
• Subjects: Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Building Construction and Design.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Solid Mechanics.

This monograph provides a comparative study between failure probabilities and collapse frequencies in structural bridge engineering. The author presents techniques to resolve and extend the limitations of both parameters, taking also into account the time dependency of both parameters. The book incl...