Lifetime-Oriented Structural Design Concepts

• Main Authors: Stangenberg, Friedhelm (Author), Breitenbücher, Rolf (Author), Bruhns, Otto T. (Author), Hartmann, Dietrich (Author), Höffer, Rüdiger (Author), Kuhl, Detlef (Author), Meschke, Günther (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Building materials.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Materials science.; Building Materials.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Materials Science, general.; Structural Mechanics.; Building Construction.

Safety and reliability are important for the whole expected service duration of an engineering structure. Therefore, prognostical solutions for different building types are needed and uncertainties have to be handled. Life-cycle strategies to control future structural degradations by concepts of app...